Pielet Brothers scrapyard
McCook, Illinois
1977
Photo by Mark Llanuza
Abandoned caboose
Elk Grove Village, Illinois
Photo by Tom Burke
"A group of four CTA 4000 series cars (S-370, S-357 4256 and 4322) spent a good part of 1983 sitting in the Northwestern's Weber Yard in Skokie. Apparently they were turned over to the Northwestern for movement to some trolley museum but something happened and this was as far as they got."
Photo by John Smatlak
CRIP LaSalle Street Station, Chicago, IL 09-26-1971 by Hiawatha Rails Via Flickr: Photo by Charles Franzen
Source: flickr.com
SOO 2201-A Clark Street Chicago IL 3-21-79 Mike Abalos photo by Mike Abalos photography _
Source: flickr.com
Rock Island E8A 653, Blue Island, IL
“It's March 22, 1980, and the Rock Island has nine days left before it passes into history. Looks like E8 653 isn't going to make it to the end, as it sits in Blue Island yard, battered, bruised, and bare. . . “
Photo by Bill Johnson
Source: Flickr / wrongmain
CTA S-356 (converted 4000-series work motor) at Skokie Shops
June 18, 1978
Photo by John Smatlak
Source: flickr.com
“CTA Ravenswood run at the Chicago Avenue station, July, 1973. Our photographer caught one of only two sets of 6000's to retain its original dual headlights.”
Original slide in collection of John Smatlak. Allan Reizman photo.
Source: flickr.com
Silver Chalet 8-1-1989 r sullivan john lebeau coll by mbernero
Dome car Silver Chalet bringing up the rear of an Amtrak train approaching Chicago Union Station
August 1, 1989
Photo by R Sullivan - John Lebeau collection
Source: Flickr / mbernero
South Joliet - 1972 by Joseph Petric Via Flickr: “A set of four GM&O F-units, led by F7 #812B, head past JO Tower into South Joliet Yard to make its pickup for #94, the Kansas City-Glenn Yard run, in May 1972.”
Photo by Joseph Petric
Helmet? Yellow vest? Who needs ‘em?
Source: Flickr / jjpetric
“A group of four CTA 4000 series cars (S-370, S-357 4256 and 4322) spent a good part of 1983 sitting in the Northwestern’s Weber Yard in Skokie. Apparently they were turned over to the Northwestern for movement to some trolley museum but something happened and this was as far as they got. Someone no doubt has the full story. The car seen here had become separated from the other three, derailed off the end of a spur.”
Photo by John Smatlak
Source: flickr.com
"Muncie & Western boxcar 1365 has been converted to a storage shed and sits in a Chicago scrapyard at 119th & Ashland. Go there today looking for this car and you won't have a prayer (hint!)."
Photo by John Eagan
“This pair of Illinois Central ‘lowliners’ was converted into a snowplow set following the Blizzard of 79, but languished around the system unused until finally scrapped. Seen here at the 83rd St. yard near the end of its days.”
Chicago
April 3, 1988
Rock Island E6 at Blue Island IL 1975 by Mark LLanuza on Flickr.
Eastbound Rock Island commuter train
Blue Island, Illinois
1975
Photo by Mark Llanuza
“Milwaukee Road C&E South Line (aka Division Street Job) at work on Goose Island. They've just delivered some tank cars to National Byproducts on Blackhawk Street and are heading back out of the spur.”
Chicago
August 27, 1986
Photo by John Smatlak
Rock Island Line
South Chicago
October 1975
Photo by Bill Raia
Source: Flickr / sooliner
“You’re looking at some fine South Suburban grunge from back in May of 1975. Sure doesn’t look like May, does it? No green grass, no bright blue skies, no birds, except maybe for a couple of dead starlings. And in the middle of it all is the Rock Island’s final idea of commuter travel. A red and yellow E8 followed by a couple of matching bi-levels. They must have looked really good when they were new, but in the grimy conditions they worked in, they never had a chance.”
May 4, 1975
Photo by Bill Johnson
Source: Flickr / wrongmain