IHB 9208-9202, SW1500, La Grange, Illinois. June 7, 1981. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

Its rush hour at La Grange, IL and BN 9920 is pouring on the coals as the train rushes through the station without making a stop. BN commuter service was provided between Chicago & Aurora, IL. Ser... (more)

IHB's Ago 910 job is seen returning to Argo shortly after picking up a cut of cars at the small yard in La Grange.

A pair of IHB GP40-2s are seen ducking under the BNSF at La Grange with train GA6 running from Norpaul to Blue Island.

This C&O Alco S2 # 9168 was Kept at The EMD plant In La Grange for one reason it was the one thing they has at the time that they knew Exactly what its weight was. so it was used as a scale test ... (more)

It’s just after 3:45am as C-CXCNAM heads west past the old CB&Q depot at Stone Avenue with a former Burlington Northern SD70MAC, 9687 leading solo with an empty coal train.

EMDX 7215 at the former EMD plant in La Grange.

Belt Railway of Chicago Alco C424 Nos. 603 and 604 cross over to Track 1 on the Indiana Harbor Belt main approaching the Burlington Northern overpass at La Grange, Illinois, on February 7, 1987. N... (more)

A Burlington Northern commuter train storms west after a quick stop at Stone Avenue in La Grange in August 1983. These EMD E9 passenger locomotives were in commuter service on BN’s Chicago to Au... (more)

A northbound Soo Line transfer freight passes under Ogden Avenue overpass at La Grange, Illinois, on the afternoon of February 7, 1987. Soo EMD SW1500 No. 1400 is former Minneapolis, Northfield & ... (more)

Even though the exterior of the Metra station at Stone Avenue features elegant stone arches leading to the platform lining BNSF’s Chicago to Aurora main line, the interior is remarkably basic, w... (more)

An eastbound Metra commuter train rolls toward a stop at Stone Avenue at La Grange, Illinois, on a rainy spring day. It was certainly nice to stay dry under the large, protected eves of the statio... (more)

Framed by the graceful stone arches of the station at Stone Avenue in La Grange, Illinois, is Amtrak’s California Zephyr speeding west on April 19, 2009.

Amtrak heads west through La Grange, Illinois on the BNSF racetrack.

With it’s CB&Q heritage shining in the setting sun, METX 211 leads train 1263 as well with 186 into a station stop at La Grange, Stone Avenue, which has a vintage CB&Q depot.