Did the IC ever operate any commuter trains on its Iowa line in the Chicago area? It goes through some fairly well populated Chicago suburbs, so...
It warms my heart every time I drive on Interstate 55 Northbound through Chicago and pass under the former Rock Island tracks near McCormick Place...
I read recently that the Rock Island had a run through agreement with the Erie - Lackawanna. Can anyone describe the nature of the agreement....
Illinois Railway Museum in Union,Illinois, is the only one I have been to and its great. The National Transportation Museum in St. Louis has a...
Pennsyvania Railroad T-1's are my favorite extinct steam locos for their uniquenss if nothing more. That Raymond Loewy styling is without a...
I regulalry read TRAINS, and O-Gauge Railroading. Recently I subscribed to Classic Trains from Kalmbach Publishing, which I have really enjoyed...
Well Wabash One, you can count me as a "follower of the flag". Always liked the Wabash and always will. From the P1 steam locomotives to the...
Does the Soo Line meet the characterization of a "Granger Road"? Articles I have read often refer to the Chicago & North Western, Milwaukee Road,...
The Pumpkin scheme reminds me alot of the old Great Northern colors after which it is modeled. For those who haven't heard, BNSF is phasing out...
According to The Historical Guide to North American Railroads, Second Edition, the Soo Line purchased the Milwaukee Road in February 1985, and...
