burlington-commuter-trains-circa-1920https://www.trains.com/ctr/photos-videos/photo-of-the-day/burlington-commuter-trains-circa-1920/Burlington commuter trains, circa 1920 | 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/2020/10/20170814.jpgInStockUSD1.001.00photo-of-the-dayphotos-videosarticleCTR2023-07-282023-08-0444068
In about 1920, long before E units and gallery cars took over the Burlington Route’s Chicago suburban service, five trains, each headed by a 4-6-0, stand in the yard at Downers Grove, Ill., poised to take commuters into the Windy City.
L. E. Griffith coll.