From The Trolley Dodger blog: “This Chicago, Aurora & Elgin image is from an original 1950s Kodachrome slide that was not processed by Kodak. . . . The location is downtown Elgin, along the Fox River. The Rialto Theatre burned down in 1956.”
From The Trolley Dodger blog:
Chicago Aurora & Elgin car 425 at the Aurora Terminal in 1927.
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METRA 602 West, Elgin, Illinois; May 1995 by wccnds on Flickr.
Metra 602 West crossing the Fox River
Elgin, Illinois
May 1995
ICG/AMTK, South Elgin, Illinois, 1981 by railphotoart on Flickr.
Eastbound Amtrak passenger train on Illinois Central Gulf Railroad bridge over the Fox River in South Elgin, Illinois, on September 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art.
Milwaukee Rd Elgin before 1959 and Elgin 2016 by Mark LLanuza on Flickr.
Then and now at National Street in Elgin, Illinois, along the Fox River:
Top: 1959: Milwaukee Road commuter train with the Elgin Watch Company plant in the background
Bottom: 2016: Metra commuter train at the same location; the Elgin Watch complex has been replaced by a shopping center
Photos by Mark Llanuza
ICG, South Elgin, Illinois, 1981 by railphotoart on Flickr.
Westbound Illinois Central Gulf Railroad freight train crosses the Fox River and an electric car of the R.E.L.I.C. Trolley Museum in South Elgin, Illinois, in September 1981. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art.
Chicago Aurora & Elgin 424 near the end of the line, along the Fox River in Elgin
From The Trolley Dodger
Chicago, Aurora & Elgin passenger train reflected in the Fox River at the Elgin terminal in the 1950s
Wisconsin & Calumet Railroad test train
Fox Lake, Illinois
January 1989
Photo by Greg Mross
1174716133054113170 by boilerbob7 on Flickr.
Chicago Aurora & Elgin car along the Fox River in Elgin, Illinois Photo by Robert Leffingwell
CNW F-unit 423 at Fox River bridge Elgin IL 1980 by Mark LLanuza on Flickr.
Caption: “Chicago & North Western westbound train 99 with F-unit and two GP-30s crossing the Fox River in Elgin with brand new autos behind the GP-30s.” Elgin, Illinois 1980 Photo by Mark Llanuza
CNW GP-7 at St Charles IL 1991 by Mark LLanuza on Flickr.
Caption: "it's 1991 with an eastbound C&NW crossing the CGW bridge in downtown St Charles. Today this line no longer sees trains and all the rails have been removed." Fox River St Charles, Illinois 1991 Photo by Mark Llanuza
CGW 115-A (F5A) westbound freight #143 crossing over the Fox River at St. Charles, IL on July 4, 1962 by Marty Bernard Via Flickr: Photos by Roger Puta
Source: flickr.com
Chicago Aurora & Elgin before 1958 and after 2001 by Mark LLanuza Via Flickr:
Top: Dec 7th 1958: the very last CA&E passenger fan trip is stopped in downtown Aurora to let railfans take photos. Taken by unknown photographer.
Bottom: 2001; photo by Mark Llanuza
CA&E before Aurora 1953 and after 2010 by Mark LLanuza Via Flickr: Caption: “We go back to 1953 photographer unknown captured the CA&E along the river in Aurora IL. I went back to the same location and the same bridge is still there with the detail on the bridge.”
Aurora, Illinois
Bottom photo by Mark Llanuza
C&NW Chicago Commuter by joemcmillan118 on Flickr.
Caption: "C&NW w/b commuter passes over partially frozen Fox River at Fox River Grove, Illinois, January 18, 1975." Photo by Joe McMillan