Brian LandisRockford native Mike Schafer is a transportation historian and photographer who has observed and documented the North American railroad scene. Machesney Park resident Brian Landis is an aficionado of northern Illinois/southern Wisconsin railroading. oth have been in search of early photographs of the R&I and, with the archives of the Chicago-based Shore Line Interurban Historical Society and local sources, present their story here. Read More Read Less