thats a rock island, illinois Lionel Grain train EMD F7.
A Rock Island grain train, piloted by a pair of EMD F7s, crosses Calumet Sag Channel at Blue Island, Illinois in August 1978. The Rock Island was a most colorful and interesting railroad which connected several large cities, but a lack of business and deferred maintenance combined to cause severe financial difficulites. On March 31, 1980 the 7,000 mile Rock Island ceased operation, which was the largest abandonment of a U.S. railroad at that time.