I took this photo way back in January of 1984.

Seen here idling underneath the classic and soon to be demolished trainshed of Chicago's NorthWestern Station, is an elderly early 1950's era EMD model E 8 passenger service diesel locomotive from Chicago's RTA commuter rail agency.

Big changes were soon to take place here.

Chicago's Metra commuter rail agency began operations in 1984, taking over daily commuter train operations from Chicago's Regional Transportation Authority. The
1911 built NorthWestern Station building itself would be demolished during the Summer of 1984 as well.

These old Metra EMD E 8's, operated until October of 1989.

I had to dig way back in My photo archives for this one.

Thanks.
Eddie K.