bn-coal-train-at-western-avenue-chicagohttps://www.trains.com/ctr/photos-videos/photo-of-the-day/bn-coal-train-at-western-avenue-chicago/BN coal train at Western Avenue, Chicago | 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/2020/10/20170718.jpgInStockUSD1.001.00photo-of-the-dayphotos-videosarticleCTR2022-06-222022-07-0144046
EMD and GE diesels lead a Burlington Northern unit coal train past the Western Avenue commuter-train station and Union Avenue Tower, circa 1980. The train is bound for Joliet, Ill., via Illinois Central Gulf’s ex-GM&O line.
Paul D. Schneider photo