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Chicago Diamonds

View looking away from Union Station
- djcoopdrum
- Media item
- Jun 20, 2004
- chicago diamonds
- Comments: 13
- Category: Yards
Green Line

A CTA Southbound Green Line train rounds the curve near harrison and Wabash streets.
- John Ryan
- Media item
- Apr 12, 2004
- chicago cta green illinois transit
- Comments: 1
- Category: Transit, Light Rail and Commuter
Lofty Perch

A bird rests on a signal overlooking Amtrak's Union Station coachyards.
- John Ryan
- Media item
- Apr 12, 2004
- amtrak bird chicago illinois
- Comments: 10
- Category: Signals
LaSalle Street Station

A Metra train waits for passengers at Chicago's LaSalle Street Station.
- John Ryan
- Media item
- Apr 4, 2004
- chicago illinois lasalle metra
- Comments: 4
- Category: Transit, Light Rail and Commuter
BNSF Westbound

A BNSF intermodal passes through Hinsdale, Illinois on a warm March afternoon in 2003.
- John Ryan
- Media item
- Mar 10, 2004
- bn bnsf chicago highlands hinsdale illinois racetrack
- Comments: 1
- Category: Western United States
Down the street in Michigan City Indiana

Michigan City IN 1/82
- Media item
- Feb 26, 2004
- bend chicago interurban shore south
- Comments: 3
- Category: Transit, Light Rail and Commuter
Ore Jenny

An ex C&NW iron ore jenny in use on the Marquette range to transport iron ore from Palmer Mi to Escanaba Mi on the Wisconsin Central's ore sub.
- Media item
- Feb 22, 2004
- and central chicago gladstone iron jenny michigan northwestern ore wisconsin
- Comments: 2
- Category: Freight Cars
CNW 8829 at Green Bay

Taken on May 17 2003, at the CNWHS annual meet
- CNW4404
- Media item
- Feb 20, 2004
- ac4400cw and bay chicago cnw green north northwestern western
- Comments: 5
- Category: Union Pacific
Zephyr Pit 1988
- Media item
- Feb 16, 2004
- burlington chicago commuter e9 northern yard
- Comments: 2
- Category: Transit, Light Rail and Commuter
Metra Southbound II

A Metra commuter train heads for Joliet, Illinois on 7 December 2003.
- John Ryan
- Media item
- Jan 27, 2004
- chicago illinois metra
- Comments: 7
- Category: Transit, Light Rail and Commuter
Chicago Rail Link RHSX # 613 GP7

Seen in Willard, Ohio 1/17/04 Posted w/permision
- Coffee
- Media item
- Jan 18, 2004
- # 613 chicago gp7 link rail rhsx
- Comments: 1
- Category: Regionals and Shortlines
Metra Southbound

Taken from the Roosevelt Road Bridge in Chicago. Three photographs stitced together in Photoshop
- John Ryan
- Media item
- Dec 14, 2003
- chicago lasalle metra morning roosevelt
- Comments: 2
- Category: Transit, Light Rail and Commuter
GM&O Arriving in Chicago

Taken in the mid-50's from Roosevelt Rd.
- tbedwell
- Media item
- Nov 10, 2003
- chicago gm&o
- Comments: 3
- Category: Vintage Passenger Train Photos - Diesel Era
Chicago & Western Indiana RS-1

Taken in the mid-50's on Kodachrome Film and converted to digital.
- tbedwell
- Media item
- Nov 8, 2003
- chicago
- Comments: 6
- Category: Vintage Freight Train Photos - Diesel Era
A Santa Fe Chief Train arrives in Chicago. Taken from Roosevelt Rd

Taken in the mid-50's on Kodachrome Film and converted to digital.
- tbedwell
- Media item
- Nov 8, 2003
- chicago fe santa
- Comments: 3
- Category: Vintage Passenger Train Photos - Diesel Era
Arriving in Chicago on a PRR train

This was taken in the mid-50's. A car I could never ID, it was on a PRR train, maybe even the Broadway limited. Anyone know what it is?
- tbedwell
- Media item
- Nov 6, 2003
- chicago prr
- Comments: 0
- Category: Vintage Passenger Train Photos - Diesel Era
A Wabash Passenger Train arrives in Chicago in the mid 50's

As a teenager in the 50's, I used an old Kodak Pony 135 and took slides as best I could. My favorite place was Roosevelt Rd in Chicago.
- tbedwell
- Media item
- Nov 4, 2003
- chicago wabash
- Comments: 1
- Category: Vintage Passenger Train Photos - Diesel Era
UP arriving in Chicago in the 50's

As a teenager in the 50's, I used an old Kodak Pony 135 and took slides as best I could. My favorite place was Roosevelt Rd in Chicago.
- tbedwell
- Media item
- Nov 4, 2003
- chicago pacific union
- Comments: 2
- Category: Vintage Passenger Train Photos - Diesel Era
Santa Fe Engines in Chicago - Mid 50's

As a teenager in the 50's, I used an old Kodak Pony 135 and took slides as best I could. My favorite place was Roosevelt Rd in Chicago.
- tbedwell
- Media item
- Nov 4, 2003
- chicago fe santa
- Comments: 16
- Category: Vintage Passenger Train Photos - Diesel Era
New Metra MP36 on the Rock
- Media item
- Oct 26, 2003
- chicago illinois island lasalle rock
- Comments: 6
- Category: Transit, Light Rail and Commuter

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