Photos & Videos Photo of the Day Rock Island FP7 at Joliet

Rock Island FP7 at Joliet

By Angela Cotey | February 11, 2025

FP7 No. 405 backs past Joliet (Ill.) Union Station to pick up a Rock Island suburban consist for a run into Chicago in fall 1951.
Wallace W. Abbey photo

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