1973

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Chicago, Illinois (Pullman Junction)
June 2, 1973




This Rock Island transfer run with a single venerable rebuilt unit on the lead is on Rock Island rails through Pullman Junction, crossing the Chicago & Western Indiana. The rails to the far left connect to the Nickel Plate Road (now Norfolk & Western) mainline behind the camera. The tracks behind the Rock Island locomotive are shared Chesapeake & Ohio/Belt Railway of Chicago rails. This run is on its way east fo the Rock Island's South Chicago yard.




This page posted 9/1/2017. Text and photo ©2017 Lamont Downs.