BN coal train at Western Avenue, Chicago

BN coal train at Western Avenue, Chicago

By Angela Cotey | July 1, 2022

| Last updated on August 7, 2025


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

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