#Joliet

[railwayhistorical]

Quad Cities Rocket

Another one of my earliest railroad images...

This is an eastbound Rock Island Quad Cities Rocket with E8 655 on the point. It was built for the railroad in March of 1952.

The location, of course, is the well known crossing with the ATSF and GM&O at Joliet, Illinois.

One photograph by Richard Koenig; taken September 20th 1975.

#railroadhistory #railwayhistory #jolietillinois #jolietil #joliet #atsf #gm&o #chicagorockisland&pacific #cri&p #emde8a #e-unit #quadcitiesrocket #observationcar

[20th-century-railroading]

ATSF 999704, Joliet, IL

Santa Fe 999704 was one of 50 class Ce-8's built by International Car Company in 1978.

8-29-1978

#atsf #santa fe #p&le #pittsburgh & lake erie #1978 #trains #freight train #history #joliet union station #joliet #illinois

[unteriors]

N Prairie Avenue, Joliet, Illinois.

#Joliet #Illinois

[onthisdayts]

February 1, 2008 - Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet, Illinois

#taylor swift #tswiftedit #onthisday #taylurking #2008 #february 2008 #performances #joliet #illinois

[vlkphoto]

Shadows of Cargo

Containers at the Global 5 Intermodal Terminal near Joliet, IL.

#Sony #WalkCam #RX100M2 #Joliet #Illinois #USA #cropped #airplane #window seat #looking down

[emeraldexplorer2]

ATSF (Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe) the Texas Chief at Joliet IL, April 1963.

#vintage #trains #train #vintage train travel #vintage trains #railroad #vintage railroads #joliet #illinois #atsf #texas chief

[rabbitcruiser]

“The Blues Brothers” premiered in Chicago on June 16, 1980.    

#Chicago City Hall #Holabird & Roche #Daley Plaza #the EL #CTA #Chicago #Elwood Blues #Jake Blues #Joliet #Bluesmobil #John Belushi #Illinois #Dan Aykroyd #1974 Dodge Monaco #replica #tourist attraction #landmark #Route 66 Roadside Attraction #car #Miami Beach #summer 2019 #2009 #2014 #The Blues Brothers #premiered #16 June 1980 #anniversary #US history #culture #movie

[frenchcurious]

In the wild. Joliet, Illinois. - source Camille Sharp via America Vintage Volkswagen Club of America.

#volkswagen #joliet #Illinois

[aryburn-trains]

Rock Island E-8 at Joliet Union station IL 1977 by Mark LLanuza Via Flickr: The Quad Cities Rocket pulling into Joliet Union Station. August 15, 1977

#quad cities rocket #cri&p #rock island railroad #1977 #chicago #rock island #trains #passenger train #history #joliet union station #joliet #illinois

[marmarinou]

EJ&E train at Bridge Junction

Joliet, Illinois

January 21, 1994

#trains #railroads #railroad #rails #rr #tracks #train #track #rail #illinois #Joliet #eje

[ballparksaroundtheworld]

Duly Health and Care Field, Joliet, Illinois, USA

#joliet #illinois #usa #baseball #ballparks

[railwayhistorical]

Westbound at Joliet

One more early image, taken the same day as my previous post...

The train pictured may be the famed Super-C, a hot TOFC train that ran between Chicago and the west coast. It's westbound near the tower at Joliet once again. The Santa Fe ran parallel to the GM&O at this spot; the train will cross the Rock Island within seconds.

The lead locomotive is an SD45-2 built in May of 1974, so only a little over a year old. It has a 20-cylinder prime mover that produced 3600 horsepower.

One photograph by Richard Koenig; taken September 20th 1975.

#railroadhistory #railwayhistory #filmphotography #jolietillinois #jolietil #joliet #santaferailway #chicagorockisland&pacific #rockisland #gulfmobile&ohio #cri&p #santafe #atsf #gm&o

[20th-century-railroading]

EJ&E Baldwin DRS-6-6-1500 501

EJ&E DRS-6-6-1500 501 at Joliet, Illinois on February 13, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Built in January 1949 as Bessemer & Lake Erie 402 (c/n 73989), one of seven built for the B&LE, this unit (and one other) was purchased in March 1956 by EJ&E. It first worked wearing B&LE paint scheme with EJ&E under the window, it was later painted with orange over black. It was retired in June 1973 and sold to Striegel Equipment Corporation.

#ej&e #elgin joliet & eastern #cb&q #burlington route #1965 #trains #freight train #history #joliet #illinois

[shutterandsentence]

Time for more color in the world!

Photo: Pilcher Park Greenhouse, Joliet, Illinois

#plants #nature #macro leaves #colorful leaves #tropical plants #illinois #joliet #spring #patterns in nature

[glorious-mischief]

#illinois #midwest #sunset #moonlight #moon #🌙 #luna #crescent moon #glorious #nature #Joliet #trials #forest preserve #walk

[chaoticdesertdweller]

#random interiors #purple #walk in closet #interior design #interiors #joliet #illinois #1930 #real estate #not my pic #closet #purple reign