Buffalo & Pittsburgh No. 1400 is one just four Brookville GS1400 locomotives built. Originally a 1949-built EMD NW2, it served the Rock Island; Rockdale, Sandow & Southern; and Galveston Railroad ...

But while mired in bankruptcy in the 1970s, management had the idea that updating the locomotive paint scheme might help revitalize the company. This, Rock Island blue was born. The flashy paint ...

Rock Island District Line train 419 ... There also appeared to be some front-end damage to the locomotive of the Metra train. There were no injuries on the train. Metra police remained on the ...