Rock Island 4-8-4 at Joliet

Rock Island 4-8-4 at Joliet

By Mitch Horner | January 28, 2026

A black and white photograph of a steam locomotive leading a freight train over a bridge in an urban setting

Rock Island class R-67 Northern 5114 has just passed Joliet (Ill.) Union Station and crossed the GM&O/ATSF diamond as it steams toward Chicago with an eastbound freight in fall 1951. Wallace W. Abbey photo

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