Note on the back of this photo states "now scrapped". Date of photo was listed as just "1934".

High arched windows make this a stylish looking interurban car. Date on back was listed as just "1935".

From the destination board, this interurban car is on its way to St. Louis. Definitely a more modern, steel riveted body with rectangular windows rather than the arched variety on the older wooden cars. Date on back is listed as "1935".

Illinois Terminal Railroad steeplecab #73 was an electric freight locomotive built in-house by the Illinois Traction System (ITS), which became the Illinois Terminal Railroad (ITC). The ITC built six Class B locomotives from earlier locomotive, of which #73 was one from ITC #1583. The locomotive was used for freight service on the Illinois Terminal's network in central and southern Illinois. The network included routes between cities like Danville, Peoria, and St. Louis. The ITC ended all interurban electric passenger service in 1956 - presumedly #73 was scrapped at that time. No photographer was listed for the photo.

Banner Blue (Chicago-St. Louis)

These two units are leading a train past the Norfolk & Western's A&S Tower near Granite City, IL

A pair of former Q GP30s westbound. BN 2249 was later rebuilt to BN GP39E 2756, is extant as BNSF 2746. Date of photo approximate.

Originally CB&Q #300, BN #6023 was the Q's first SD7 out of an eventual 58 units, the largest SD7 fleet. Date of photo approximate.

Three former Q SD7s head east out of Granite City with an empty hopper train. Date approximate.

A pair of like-painted blue GP7s with very different backgrounds; C&EI 96 was originally C&EI 232, later MP 1636. MP 308 was originally StLB&M 4163, later MP 1759. Northbound at WR tower. Date approximate.

Four GM&O F3As head north at WR tower in Granite City. Date of photo approximate.

Southbound tonnage at WR tower in Granite City behind a quartet of GM&O F3As. Date of photo approximate.

GM&O 909 was later ICG/IC 6058. Date of photo approximate.

Four GM&O SD40s head north with a hopper train. GM&O 915 was later ICG/IC 6064. Date of photo approximate.

Leading this GM&O northbound extra through Granite City is what I believe was the first SD40 ever built. Originally EMDX 434, she was sold to the GM&O as their 950, and was later ICG/IC 6071. Date of photo approximate.

A former Nickel Plate Geep leads the way eastbound out of Granite City on the former Wabash. Date approximate.

Cab hop consisting of a former Wabash SW7 running "glass out" and a former Wabash streamlined cupola caboose. Date approximate.

Both N&W and C&O renumbered their U25Bs into the 8100-series in anticipation of a merger that never happened. The 8139 is ex-N&W 3516, nee-Wabash 509. Date approximate.

PC auto parts train on the former Big Four. Date approximate.

A TRRA NW2 runs cab light through the interlocking at WR tower. Date approximate.

Amtrak's southbound "Prairie State" approaches St. Louis behind a GM&O/CMStP&P/GM&O E-unit combo.

Granite City Steel 1240 drags three cars over a grade crossing. 1240 is an ex P&LE SW9.

TRRA caboose 598 is sandwiched between two Geeps. Date approximate.

American Steel Foundries 9G9 is one of two SW1001s on the company roster, built on EMD order 786279. Date of photo approximate.

Found these two former FEC cabooses in Granite City of all places. The one furthest from the camera has been painted gray and numbered 98 with spray paint. Anyone know where these ended up? Date approximate.

GN ore jenny 94168

GP 7 4482 December 1982

New to site

New to site

Missouri Pacific 3227 slows for the junction at Lenox Tower on a bright, clear November morning.

GP 7M 4435 March 1987

SD 50 7000 Late 1980s

Open Hopper. 1987 - Granite City IL NS

SW1200

Idling at the A.O. Smith plant

AS limo

BN 7854, location approximate

exact date unknown / location uncertain

exact date unknown / location uncertain

Working north end of AO Smith Yard on Sunday afternoon