Rock Island by John F. Bjorklund

Rock Island transfer switching Milwaukee Road freight house near St. Paul Union Depot in St. Paul, Minnesota, during August 1968. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-01-03

Rock Island commuter train leaving Chicago's LaSalle Street Station at Roosevelt Road in Chicago, Illinois, during April 1976. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-01-06

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific passenger train no. 17 <i>Twin Star Rocket</i> passenger train leaving St. Paul, Minnesota, for Kansas City, Missouri, in June 1966. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-01-17

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific passenger train no. 17 Twin Star Rocket passenger train leaving St. Paul, Minnesota, for Kansas City, Missouri, in June 1966. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-01-17

Rock Island's <i>Quad Cities Rocket</i> passenger train at Joliet Union Station with E-unit no. 655 in Joliet, Illinois, on July 3, 1971. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-02-06

Rock Island's Quad Cities Rocket passenger train at Joliet Union Station with E-unit no. 655 in Joliet, Illinois, on July 3, 1971. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-02-06

Rock Island freight train led by GE units 236 and 152, and GP no. 1342 at Joliet, Illinois, on July 3, 1971. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-02-07

Inbound Rock Island commuter train with E-unit no. 663 departing Joliet Union Station in Joliet, Illinois, on July 3, 1971. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-02-09

Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific's <i>Peorian</i> passenger train arriving at Joliet Union Station with E-unit no. 648 in Joliet, Illinois, on July 3, 1971. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-02-12

Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific's Peorian passenger train arriving at Joliet Union Station with E-unit no. 648 in Joliet, Illinois, on July 3, 1971. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-02-12

Inbound Rock Island commuter train at Roosevelt Road in Chicago, Illinois, on August 18, 1972. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-03-02

Inbound Rock Island commuter train approaching LaSalle Street Station at Roosevelt Road in Chicago, Illinois, on August 18, 1972. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-03-03

Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad passenger train no. 12, the <i>Peoria Rocket</i>, crossing the St. Charles Air Line in Chicago, Illinois, on July 15, 1972. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-03-14

Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad passenger train no. 12, the Peoria Rocket, crossing the St. Charles Air Line in Chicago, Illinois, on July 15, 1972. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-03-14

Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad westbound passenger trains nos. 5 and 9 leaving LaSalle Street Station in Chicago, Illinois, on April 1, 1972. No. 5 is the Des Moines Rocket bound for Des Moines, Iowa; no. 9 is the Corn Belt Rocket bound for Omaha, Nebraska. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-03-19

Rock Island Line E6 no. 630 and outbound commuter train led by E8 no. 660 at 47th Street in Chicago, Illinois, on May 5, 1973. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-04-02

Rock Island logo on E6 locomotive no. 630 at 47th Street engine house in Chicago, Illinois, on May 5, 1973. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-04-09

Westbound Rock Island freight train at Kansas City Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri, on December 30, 1972. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-04-13

Rock Island section crew at Birmingham, Missouri, on December 29, 1972. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-04-15

Observation car <i>Reveler</i> on Rock Island passenger train 6-8, the <i>Quad City Rocket</i>, at LaSalle Street Station in Chicago, Illinois, on May 6, 1973. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-06-10

Observation car Reveler on Rock Island passenger train 6-8, the Quad City Rocket, at LaSalle Street Station in Chicago, Illinois, on May 6, 1973. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-06-10

Rock Island AB6 no. 750 at LaSalle Street Station in Chicago, Illinois, on May 6, 1973. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-06-14

Rock Island E6 locomotive no. 630 on passenger train 5-9, the <i>Quad City Rocket</i>, at Rock Island, Illinois, on May 5, 1973. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-06-16

Rock Island E6 locomotive no. 630 on passenger train 5-9, the Quad City Rocket, at Rock Island, Illinois, on May 5, 1973. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-06-16

Rock Island freight train at Houston, Texas, on November 4, 1976. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-07-06

Northbound Rock Island freight train at Owatonna, Minnesota, on July 21, 1976. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-07-07

Westbound Rock Island freight train at Joliet, Illinois, on April 17, 1976. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-07-08

Eastbound Rock Island passenger train no. 12, the <i>Peoria Rocket</i>, at Joliet, Illinois, on April 17, 1976. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-07-11

Eastbound Rock Island passenger train no. 12, the Peoria Rocket, at Joliet, Illinois, on April 17, 1976. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-07-11

Rock Island locomotives at Blue Island, Illinois, on May 26, 1975. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-07-19

Southbound Rock Island freight train near Nora Springs, Iowa, on September 29, 1977. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-08-04

Eastbound Rock Island passenger train no. 6, the <i>Quad Cities Rocket</i>, at Bureau, Illinois, on September 3, 1977. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-08-15

Eastbound Rock Island passenger train no. 6, the Quad Cities Rocket, at Bureau, Illinois, on September 3, 1977. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-08-15

Westbound Rock Island freight train at Ottawa, Illinois, on May 30, 1977. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-08-22

Rock Island freight train at Santa Fe Junction interlocking in Kansas City, Missouri, on September 3, 1978. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-09-09

Cadillac and Lake City Railway office logo at Limon, Colorado, (on the former Rock Island) on September 29, 1983. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-11-12

Cadillac and Lake City Railway (on the former Rock Island) and Union Pacific Railroad at Limon, Colorado, on September 29, 1983. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-11-13

Cadillac and Lake City Railway and the Union Pacific Railroad Railroad at Limon, Colorado, (on the former Rock Island) on September 29, 1983. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-11-14

Cadillac and Lake City Railway and the Union Pacific Railroad at Limon, Colorado, (on the former Rock Island) on September 29, 1983. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-11-20

Cadillac and Lake City Railway (on the former Rock Island) at Stratton, Colorado, on September 30, 1983. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-12-05

Eastbound Cadillac and Lake City Railway freight train at Arriba, Colorado, (on the former Rock Island) on September 30, 1983. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-12-08

Tractor framing an eastbound Cadillac and Lake City Railway freight train at Arriba, Colorado, (on the former Rock Island) on September 30, 1983. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-12-09

Eastbound Cadillac and Lake City Railway freight train at Genoa, Colorado, (on the former Rock Island) on September 30, 1983. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-12-12

Westbound Kyle Railroad freight train at Brewster, Kansas, (on the former Rock Island) on September 3, 1983. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-13-20

Eastbound Kyle Railroad freight train at Colby, Kansas, (on the former Rock Island) on October 1, 1983. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-14-02

Eastbound Kyle Railroad freight train at Levant, Kansas, (on the former Rock Island) on October 1, 1983. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-14-12

Eastbound Kyle Railroad freight train near Edson, Kansas, (on the former Rock Island) on October 1, 1983. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-14-15

Eastbound Kyle Railroad freight train at Edson, Kansas, (on the former Rock Island) on October 1, 1983. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-14-20

Eastbound Kyle Railroad freight train at Brewster, Kansas, (on the former Rock Island) on October 1, 1983. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-15-04

Kyle Railroad station at Brewster, Kansas, (on the former Rock Island) on October 1, 1983. Photograph by John F. Bjorklund, © 2016, Center for Railroad Photography and Art. Bjorklund-82-15-14