Friday night family fun, at the Fleetwood Skating Rink. 7231 West Archer Avenue in Summit Illinois. February 26th, 2016.

                                          Hi Everyone!

                                        This is Eddie K, Your host and photographer here at
                                         Eddie's Railfan Page.

                                        Aside from my interests in trains and other transportation
                                        subjects, I am also an avid skating enthusiast as well.

                                       Just recently, I began hosting a skating page site on Facebook
                                       entitled "The Skaters Photo Rink."   https://www.facebook.com/groups/1008755602499611/

                                      Be sure to visit this fun and very family friendly Facebook site.

                                                 Thanks.
                           \
                                      Eddie K. Fellow railfan and inline roller blader skate fan.

A southbound Belt Railway of Chicago switching local passing through Hawthorne Junction. Chicago / Cicero Illinois. March 1987.

Snow Plow With Steam! - Dampfschneeschleuder am Berninapass

A westbound Canadian National Railroad freight train, waits on a hold order. Berwyn Illinois. Late December 2015.

 

Photographed just east, of the Riverside Drive railroad crossing.

Trains Of The Southern Pacific Railroad - 1950s Transportation Film - S...

An inexpensive used Life Like H.O Scale 0-4-0T "Dockside" steam locomotive, pulls a short freight train across the tall steel trestle.

 

I took this photograph recently, at the Oak Park Society of Model

Engineers,H.O Scale Model Railroad Club in Oak Park Illinois.

 

What would normally be considered a cheap, toy train set type

of locomotive, turned out to be a surprisingly good performer

on the club's large model train layout. With a two car freight

train in tow, which was typical for a small industrial steam

locomotive switcher like this back in the day, this little engine

put on a mighty fine performance that night.

 

A prototypical short line that once owned a similar 0-4-0T

steam locomotive , was the Illinois Midland Railroad.

Bedford Park District Ice Rink 1968

A former Chicago & NorthWestern Railroad crane, rerails a former Illinois Central Gulf caboose at the Illinois Railway Museum. Union Illinois. 2013.

 

www.irm.org

The Illinois Central ReMastered-HD 1080p

A three car train of streamlined PCC electric streetcars from the Shaker Heights Rapid Transit system at Onaway Ohio. Jerry Appleman photograph. August 1964.

 

The Shaker Heights Rapid Transit system, provided successful

commuter rail service, to the greater Cleveland Ohio area for

many years. This line has since been rebuilt and upgraded.

Saxon-Meyer 99-1574 on Dollnitztalbahn, Germany, approaching Mugeln

An historic late 1960's era photograph, from the former Northern Pacific Railroad.

 

From the internet site Fallen Flags.Org

www.rr-fallenflags.org

Michigan Transit Museum

An historic early 1900's era photograph, from the former Grand Trunk Western Railroad.

The CSX Transportation Company's West 16th Street industrial switching local at work. Cicero Illinois. September 2006.

The Young Rascals - Groovin' (1967)

Western Pacific Railroad, General Electric model U 23B diesel electric locomotive # 2251 at Modesto California. June 1980. Greg Elems photograph.

 

From the internet site Fallen Flags.Org.

www.rr-fallenflags.org

Bachmann Prairie DCC Sound

Welcome aboard the "Bus Day" edition of Eddie's Railfan Page!

Night time at the bus yard.

Vengaboys - We like to Party! (The Vengabus)

The operator's compartment aboard a 2012 Gillig 35 foot transit bus.

Edmonton Transit System Bus System

A restored privately owned 1947 Flxible Clipper motorcoach bus.

Chicago CTA Electric Bus

An eastbound / soon to be southbound Pace Route # 307 bus around sunset. Elmwood Park Illinois. October 2011.

 

Photographed at the intersection of West Grand

and North 73rd Avenues.

The soon to be demolished Evergreen Park Aqua Club on South Troy Avenue. Evergreen Park Illinois. Saturday, February 20th, 2016.

After several decades in operation, the locally popular

Evergreen Park Aqua Club, will seen be having a date

with a demolition contractor. Preparations are already

in place, at this fun local suburban neighborhood seasonal

family entertainment venue, in Chicago's south suburbs.

A Union Pacific Railroad freight train, entering the west end of Proviso Yard. Northlake Illinois. January 2016.

Life Like H.O Dockside 0-4-0 T with short freight.

A Kansas City Public Service Company electric streetcar in 1955.

After disappearing from the streets of Kansas City Missouri

in 1957, new modern light rail articulated streetcars, will

soon be operating in downtown Kansas City Missouri.

Plandampf 2013, steam locomotives on freight duties in Germany

An inexpensive Life like H.O Scale 0-4-0T "Dockside" steam switcher locomotive, pulls a short freight train.

Photographed on Friday night, January 19th, 2016, at the

Oak Park Society of Model Engineers,H.O Scale Model

Railroad Club in Oak Park Illinois.

For a cheap little locomotive associated with Children's

toy train sets, this little locomotive performed quite -

surprisingly well on the model railroad club's mainline,

with a short two car train in tow, much like the prototype.

A 1940's era color photograph, from the Chicago, North Shore And Milwaukee electric interurban railroad.

Illinois Central & GTW Geeps Switching Markham Yard, Homewood, IL, 04.21.13

A Classic ornate, polished American 4-4-0 steam locomotive from the 1870's era.

An unrepainted former Pennsylvania Railroad 1960's era plug door box car. Photographed in May of 1978. Charles Bowyer Photograph.

 

Although railroad companies merge eventually. sometimes it

may take a good while, perhaps several years...before some

equipment from the former railroad /railroads are repainted.

 

In the year of 1968, the New York Central and Pennsylvania

railroad companies merged and became the Penn Central R R.

By the early 1970's...the Penn Central and several other  -

Northeastern United States railroad companies were in a bad

state of bankruptcy, and were bailed out and reorganized by the

U.S Government, thus becoming Conrail in 1976.

 

Technically, this could be a Conrail train in this photograph,

but ten years after the 1968 merger, this 1960's era PRR -

plug door box car is still rolling around in it's original

markings and color scheme in Conrail service.

RPSI No. 85 'Merlin' with the Steam Enterprise - 7th June 2015

A westbound Belt Railway of Chicago transfer train, approaching the South Kedzie Avenue overpass bridge. Chicago Illinois. August 1987.

HO Scale: Railfanning Fallen Flags

A westbound Metra local commuter train, arrives at Park Ridge Illinois. March 2008.

Northbound Amtrak departure. Glenview IL. Feb 2011.

Eddie's Railfan Page celebrates it's 10th Anniversary!

 

Thank you for all the support fellow Railfans!

Westbound CTA Skokie Swift train. Feb 3rd, 2011.

A 1960's era Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad local freight train, passing the junction tower.

 

Photographed at the Oak Park Society of Model Engineers,H.O

Scale Model Railroad Club in Oak Park Illinois.

Your host and photographer Eddie K enjoying some wintertime roller blading. Mc Cook Illinois. Late January 2016.

 

A somewhat mild winter for Chicago in 2016, has given

me the unusual opportunity, of enjoying some outdoor

roller blading early in the year. Normally unheard of this

time of the year, in the greater Chicagoland area.

Trains at Rondout, IL 3/27/97 Part V(w/crane and Pepsi Can)

A westbound Metra local commuter train. Elmwood Park Illinois. January 2016.

 

I took this quick snap shop photo in traffic, through my

quickly opened driver side window while I was stopped.

A Self propelled Sperry Rail Services track inspection car at Chicago Ridge Junction. Chicago Ridge Illinois. May 1990.

First run of WW&F #9

A Union Pacific Railroad freight train, waits for clearance to enter Proviso Yard. Northlake Illinois. Thursday, February 4th, 2016.

Des Plaines, IL Ice Skating at West Park 1962

The Illinois Central lives in H.O Scale!

 

Photographed at the Oak Park Society of Model Engineers,H.O

Scale Model Railroad Club in Oak Park Illinois.

East Broad Top Railroad: Fall Spectacular 2010

Construction of the West 71st Street underpass viaduct. Bridgeview Illinois. September 2012.

N B Amtrak Hiawatha. Northbrook IL. Feb 2009.

A classic red 40 foot box car from the former Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad in H.O Scale.

 

Photographed at the Oak Park Society of Model Engineers,H.O

Scale Model Railroad Club in Oak Park Illinois.

CTA 5000-Series Cars are Back! Pink Line at Laramie / 54th/Cermak, 05.0...

A classic mid 1960's era photograph from the former Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad. Joliet Illinois. May 1966.

Santa Fe steam freight yard runby.

An Akron, Canton & Youngstown Railroad freight train passing through Medina Ohio. June 1964.

 

From the internet site Fallen Flags.Org

www.rr-fallenflags.org

An Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad steam powered freight train.

 

Photographed at the Oak Park Society of Model Engineers,H.O

Scale Model Railroad Club in Oak Park Illinois. Friday night,

January 29th, 2016.