Railroads, Chicago-style

Chicago Bound E by Mark Ratzer Via Flickr: “The urgent sound of twin EMD 567s signals the departure of an eastbound scoot from Palatine IL, on the C&NW’s Harvard Subdivision. E8 521 provides the shove on this nice mid-afternoon in early May 1984.”

Photo by Mark Ratzer

GP50s to Proviso by Mark Ratzer Via Flickr: Caption: “A pair of C&NW GP50s smoke it up as they lead a train northbound at Blues Island, IL on the IHB. About to pass under the ex-CRI&P bridge, with the B&OCT off to the left, their destination is Proviso Yard. 5059 and 5077 provide the power. June 1989.”