It's 2:30pm on a Sunday afternoon, and patrons disembark from The Limited at Springfield about 60 days before this named-train would become a part of the disappearing railroad blues in the U.S. M... (more)
On his way to board the GM&O's Limited for Springfield with fellow NWI-NRHS members, Gerald saw this Q power idling in the shed and snapped this picture.
The Limited makes a station stop at Springfield. The train was due in at 2:30P, departing Chicago Union Station at 11:10A, perfect timing to have Sunday dinner aboard the train. Roundtrip fare: ... (more)
Longtime NWI-NRHS (Rockford, IL.) member Gerald Van Alstyne rode a Chicago to Springfield roundtrip the chapter sponsored prior to startup of Amtrak service. The group rode to Springfield on the ... (more)