Chicago & Illinois Midland

by Mike Condren

SW1200

This SW1200 is coupled to a wide array of units in this May 2, 1965 photo in the engine terminal in Springfield, IL.

This SW1200 is working the yard in Springfield, IL on May 2, 1965.

This unit is seen in the engine terminal in Taylorville, IL on May 2, 1965.

RS1325

The Chicago & Illinois Midland is the only railroad which owns this model of locomotive. It is seen in a consist in the engine terminal in Springfield, IL on May 2, 1965.

SD9s

SDs were not common in the midwest in the 1960s. This train was powered by a string of SDs, the first I had ever photographed. This train was shot just south of Springfield, IL on May 2, 1965.

This is the opposite end of the string of units in the engine terminal in Springfield, MO on May 2, 1965.

This is another unit in the power consist in the engine terminal in Springfield, IL on May 2, 1965.

SD18

This SD18 is leading a pair of SD9s on a north bound train just south of Springfield, IL on May 2, 1965.

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