Alstom diesel locomotive 3072 leading a westbound freight train at Rochelle, Illinois in 2000. 3072 is an SD40-2 built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD), builder's number 31266. Second unit is consist is CSX 5937, a B40-8 built by General Electric (GE), builder's number 45970. Photo taken by Howard Patrick.

Alstom diesel locomotive 3072 leading a westbound train at Rochelle, Illinois in 2000. 3072 is an SD40-2 built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD), builder's number 31266. Second unit is consist is CSX 5937, a B40-8 built by General Electric (GE), builder's number 45970. In the distance, railfans watching from the Rochelle Railroad Park. Photo taken by Howard Patrick.

Alstom diesel locomotive 3072 leading a westbound train at Rochelle, Illinois in 2000. 3072 is an SD40-2 built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD), builder's number 31266. Second unit is consist is CSX 5937, a B40-8 built by General Electric (GE), builder's number 45970. In the distance, railfans watching from the Rochelle Railroad Park. Photo taken by Howard Patrick.

Alstom diesel locomotive 3072 leading a westbound train at Rochelle, Illinois in 2000. 3072 is an SD40-2 built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD), builder's number 31266. Second unit is consist is CSX 5937, a B40-8 built by General Electric (GE), builder's number 45970. In the distance, eastbound Union Pacific train is crossing BNSF at the crossing, with railfans watching from the Rochelle Railroad Park. Photo taken by Howard Patrick.

Amtrak diesel locomotive 305 at Galesburg, Illinois on August 29, 1972. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive, passenger train

Amtrak diesel locomotive 305 at Galesburg, Illinois on August 29, 1972. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive, passenger train

Amtrak diesel locomotive 308 at Chicago, Illinois on August 28, 1972. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive, passenger train

Amtrak passenger train number 347 makes a station stop at Galesburg, Illinois on August 28, 1972. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive, passenger train

Amtrak passenger train number 5 at Galesburg, Illinois on August 28, 1972. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive, passenger train

Belt Railway of Chicago diesel locomotive, number 534 switching at Chicago, Illinois, on July 25, 1986. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive , switching locomotive.

Belt Railway of Chicago number 534, an Electro-Motive Division (EMD) SW-1500 diesel locomotive switching cars at Chicago, Illinois, on July 25, 1986. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive, switching locomotive.

Belt Railway of Chicago number 534, an Electro-Motive Division (EMD) SW-1500 diesel locomotive with a transfer caboose switches dome-car Milwaukee 55 at Chicago, Illinois, on July 25, 1986. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive , caboose, dome-coach car.

Belt Railway of Chicago numbers 603 and 605, Alco mainline diesel locomotives arrive with a caboose at Chicago, Illinois, on July 25, 1986. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive, steel caboose.

Belt Railway of Chicago numbers 605 and 603, Alco mainline diesel locomotives at Chicago, Illinois, on July 25, 1986, coupled to its train with dome-coach passenger car Milwaukee number 55. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive , dome-coach car.

BNSF diesel locomotive 1042 leading a westbound intermodal train at Rochelle, Illinois on September 17, 2001. 1042 is a C44-9W built by General Electric (GE), builder's number 49432. Photo taken by Howard Patrick.

BNSF diesel locomotive 8064 is second unit leading a westbound train at Steward Road crossing south of Rochelle, Illinois in 2000. 8064 is an SD40-2 built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD), builder's number 786216-34. Photo taken by Howard Patrick.

BNSF Railway diesel locomotive 1015 is the trailing unit on stack train at Rochelle, Illinois on October 24, 1996. 1015 is a C44-9W built by General Electric (GE), builder's number 49405. Photo by Howard Patrick.

BNSF Railway diesel locomotive 980 leading a stack train at Rochelle, Illinois on October 24, 1996. 980 is a C44-9W built by General Electric (GE), builder's number 49370. Photo by Howard Patrick.

BNSF Railway diesel locomotive 980 leading a stack train at Rochelle, Illinois on October 24, 1996. 980 is a C44-9W built by General Electric (GE), builder's number 49370. Photo by Howard Patrick.

BNSF westbound train crossing the Union Pacific mainline by the Railfan Park in Rochelle, Illinois on September 30, 1998. Photo taken by Howard Patrick.

Burlington Northern 9917 in Chicago, Illinois on May 31, 1981. Number 9917 is a E7A built by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors (EMD), builder's number 8488. Photo by Ronald Plazzotta.

Burlington Northern caboose trailing Trailer on Flat Car (TOFC) cars crossing Chicago & North Western at Rochelle, Illinois in 1981. Photo by Howard Patrick.

Burlington Northern Congress Park passenger station located at Brookfield, Illinois, on August 26, 1972. This station is located on the busy Chicago-Aurora commuter line. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: station.

Burlington Northern station at Rochelle, Illinois on April 10, 1994. Photo by Howard Patrick.

Burlington Northern station at Rochelle, Illinois on April 10, 1994. Photo by Howard Patrick.

Burlington Northern diesel locomotive 121, formerly Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 9255, at Clyde, Illinois, on August 26, 1972. Number 121 is an SW7 built by General Motors Electro Motive Division (EMD), builder's number 8499. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive.

Burlington Northern diesel locomotive 125, formerly Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 9259, at Galesburg, Illinois, on August 29, 1972. Number 125 is an SW7 built by General Motors Electro Motive Division (EMD), builder's number 8503. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive.

Burlington Northern diesel locomotive 1566, formerly Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 210, at Clyde, Illinois, on August 26, 1972. Number 1566 is a GP7 built by General Motors Electro Motive Division (EMD), builder's number 13179. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive, locomotive facility.

Burlington Northern diesel locomotive 1590, formerly Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 234, at Clyde, Illinois, on August 26, 1972. Number 1590 is a GP7 built by General Motors Electro Motive Division (EMD), builder's number 14698. Photo by J.M. Fredrickson. Other Subject Classes: diesel locomotive.