Rock Island's westbound Chicago-Omaha "Cornhusker" approaches Union Depot behind FP7, E7b, E7 (409....) The "Cornhusker" was the remnant of the "Rocky Mountain Rocket" to Denver. Just like the other Rock Island long distance survivor, the Minneapolis - Kansas City "Plainsman" (a remnant of the Minneapolis - Houston "Twin Star Rocket"), this train had a very short time remaining. To keep the balance sheet on these operations a little more livable, lots of "piggyback" trailers rode behind, normally punctuated with a caboose. But it looks like this one had more than just a caboose on the hind end, with business car "Lake Michigan" riding the end.