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Milwaukee Road Commuter, Chicago
This commuter train, just north of Chicago Union Station, is seen at a place called Wolf Point (which is no longer accessible due to a structure built over the tracks.)
The train is being powered by Milwaukee Road E9A 37A, built in April of 1961. I believe it may be saved and can be found at the Illinois Railway Museum.
Image by Richard Koenig; taken February 27th 1977.
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Off to the races by Charlie Whipp Via Flickr: "In this shot, a herd of BN E9A's are at the starting gate for the afternoon rush to the suburbs out of Union Station in Chicago in August, 1976. A fog off from Lake Michigan caused us to relocate out of town; 20 minutes after this photo was made you could barely see across the street. I miss the diversity of Chicago-land railroading.”
KR64 slide scan shot with a Canon F1 w/50mm f1.4 FD lens
Photo by Charlie Whipp
Leanin’ on a curve at Hermann by Mike Danneman Via Flickr: On their trip home to Omaha after a thorough rebuilding at Paducah, Kentucky, Union Pacific’s set of E9s curves into Hermann, Missouri, on April 27, 1993.
National
It’s not the name of the Amtrak train, the National Limited, but the name of a place. National in this case is a spot along the former Monon—Louisville & Nashville at the time these images were made. I believe the spur runs off to a limestone quarry nearby.
The Floridian is northbound here; the EMD E9A locomotive was built for the Milwaukee Road in 1956, carrying numbers 31C and 201C. I’m not crazy about the telegraph pole directly behind the unit, but I do like the moodiness of the lighting—just before sunset.
Two images by Richard Koenig; taken April Fools Day, 1977.
Amtrak’s Inter-American
Not great photographs here, but the content makes it worthwhile to inspect and interpret what was versus what remains.
This is a southbound number 21, the Inter-American, crossing College Avenue in Normal, Illinois. This is the former Chicago & Alton, later Gulf, Mobile & Ohio. One may note the distinctive B&O signals here—a result of the C&A being controlled by that major railroad. It was Illinois Central Gulf at the time of these pictures, and is now of the Union Pacific (with another group owning the line in between these last two).
The train is approaching a spot in Normal that will host a passenger station (MP 124), but at this time trains stopped a bit further down the line in Bloomington itself. One will also note the the train will meet a northbound freight with an ICG unit on point. Illinois Central’s charter line cuts across the Alton near where that train can be seen. Looking at Google Maps today, it’s clear that this historical line of the IC no longer exists here (though it does in bits and pieces in other parts of the state). And looking at Google Street View, it’s difficult to recognize anything from these vintage views—other than the high-rise buildings, which I assume are connected to Illinois State University.
The train is being powered by three E-units—two are former Union Pacific E9s (built in 1955) while the middle unit is an E8 (built in 1953) of the RF&P. Two are in Phase II paint (so-called cigar-band), while one is in the original Phase I (bloody-nose) scheme. I didn’t realize this train, the Inter-American, went all the way to Laredo, Texas, and had connecting service with National Railways of Mexico. I’ll add a timetable page above (copyright Amtrak, by way of timetables.org).
Two images by Richard Koenig; taken November 21st 1976.
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Milwaukee Road Commuter, Chicago
This commuter train, just north of Chicago Union Station, is headed up by Milwaukee Road E9A 37A, built in April of 1961. I believe it may be saved and can be found at the Illinois Railway Museum.
At a railroad history conference this past weekend, I heard that this location was called Wolf Point, and is no longer accessible due to a structure built over the tracks here.
Image by Richard Koenig; taken 27 February 1977.
Chicago Union Station, Part Two
Continuing a series of posts made in Chicago Union Station—using some of my earliest railroad photographs...
We’re on the south side of the station now in the company of a couple of Burlington Northern E-units in the service of Chicago commuters. These are former CB&Q E9s of course: 9919 was 9989A built in 1956; 9922 was 9992 built in 1954.
Two images by Richard Koenig; taken September 20th 1975.
A Mighty Fine Road
Some images taken at a Rock Island engine facility (most likely Joliet). E9A number 665 was built as UP 905 in 1956 (with an NW2 off to the side, built in 1949). E8A number 649 was built for the Rock in 1951. Three images by Richard Koenig; taken Sept 4, 1976.
