IC E6 4001 Kankakee depot 4-71 by Lloyd Rinehart Via Flickr: “Southbound passenger with E6 4001 still running in 1971 at Kankakee, Ill.”

Turbo train Mendota tower 9-71 by Lloyd Rinehart Via Flickr: Amtrak's Turbo train leaving Mendota and passing the iconic IC tower in Sept. 1971.

Photo by Lloyd Rinehart

(via 0297-WC 6618 04-1998iv | WC SD45 6618 leads a train on the I… | Flickr)

Wisconsin Central SD45 6618 leads a train on the Illinois Central at 18th Street in Chicago

April 1998

Photo by Art Gross

IC 2039 West, 18th Street, Chicago, ILL; March 9, 1995 by wccnds on Flickr.

Illinois Central freight train (Markham to Glenn transfer) at 18th Street in Chicago

March 9, 1995

(via Woodie on the end. | An IC wooden caboose trails an Iowa bou… | Flickr)

Caption: “An IC wooden caboose trails an Iowa-bound freight at 21st street.”

Chicago

Photo by Bill Raia

General view of part of the South Water Street freight depot of the Illinois Central Railroad, Chicago, Ill. (LOC) by The Library of Congress Via Flickr: General view of part of the South Water Street freight depot of the Illinois Central Railroad, Chicago, Ill.

Today this area is covered by Millenium Park, and that’s not an April Fool’s joke.

May 1943

Photo by Jack Delano

AMTRAK by rrradioman Via Flickr: 18th Street bridge in April 1974.

Chicago

Early Amtrak by Joe McMillan Via Flickr: Caption: “Illinois Central 4020 and B&O 1457 at the Amtrak enginehouse, Chicago, Illinois, June 29, 1974. Note brand-new Amtrak SDP40F 618 at the left and that IC 4020 has a broken headlight.”

Chicago

June 29, 1974

Photo by Joe McMillan

Death Star special… by Zeolite C O Via Flickr: Illinois Central special passenger train

Homewood, Illinois

October 21, 1996

IC533 by John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library Via Flickr: Caption: “Looking west along the Saint Charles Air Line. This picture is taken just east of Michigan Avenue. The elevated line in the background is the line to Jackson Park. The First Regiment Armory is at back left.”

Chicago

Illinois Central cars from the 1920s and the 1970s occupy the Chicago coach yard while "Big Stan" (the Standard Oil Building) looks on on August 20, 1976. by railfan 44 on Flickr.

Photo by Marty Bernard

Good morning, America, how are you by Moffat Road on Flickr.

Caption: “… Amtrak version of the City of New Orleans as it ‘Rolls along past houses, farms and fields, passin’ towns that have no names, … and the graveyards of rusted automobiles.’” Otto, Illinois June 12, 1990 Photo by Mike Danneman

IC504 by barrigerlibrary on Flickr.

Iliinois Central Congress Street rail yard looking north toward the Art Institute of Chicago. Michigan Avenue is on the left.

Chicago, probably 1930s

John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library

IC482 by barrigerlibrary on Flickr.

Iliinois Central South Water Market rail yard looking north towards Randolph Street. Today this is Millennium Park.

Michigan Avenue is on the left. The tallest building is the Carbide & Carbon Building, which today is occupied by the Hard Rock Hotel.

Chicago, probably 1930s

John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library

Caption: “Engineer on IC 3027 notches it out as he rolls off the west end of double track at Broadview Illinois and heads up the hill toward the Indiana Harbor Belt overpass. Track at left is the IHB connector. June 1968.”

Photo by LSallee on Flickr

The View from the Back Porch by woodybobbin on Flickr.

Caption: “Illinois Central transfer run. Chicago 1965. The callow brakie probably has 15 minutes seniority on the head end man, but he is none-the-less enjoying the perquisite of the back porch that his “whiskers” entitles.”

Outbound Shore by sooline502a on Flickr.

Caption: “An outbound South Shore train rips through 18th street station in July of 82.” Photo by Mike Raia