Working in the Blue Island IL area this week, I got to see many remnants of the old Baby Line...CRI & P!!!! (Chicago Rock Island & Pacific) And today (4-15-11), the Rock Island renaissance locomotive from the Iowa Interstate came into town! A fitting end to the week if I must say so myself.
Iowa Interstate 513 at Blue Island, IL
METX 3001 (ex RI) at Blue Island, IL
RI 4238 (as METX) at Blue Island, IL
RI 4382 (as METX) at Blue Island, IL