rock-island-steam-and-stainless-steelhttps://www.trains.com/ctr/photos-videos/photo-of-the-day/rock-island-steam-and-stainless-steel/Rock Island steam and stainless steel | Classic Trains MagazineClassic Trains magazine celebrates the 'golden years of railroading' including the North American railroad scene from the late 1920s to the late 1970s. Giant steam locomotives, colorful streamliners, great passenger trains, passenger terminals, timeworn railroad cabooses, recollections of railroaders and train-watchers.https://www.trains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/20160818.jpgInStockUSD1.001.00photo-of-the-dayphotos-videosarticleCTR2021-01-052016-08-1843854
In April 1948, a Rock Island 4-6-2 with an inbound commuter train approaches Englewood Union Station on Chicago’s South Side as the Peoria Rocket accelerates toward its namesake city. Bob Borcherding photo