The diesel lineup at Corwith ready for their next freight call.

Engineer Dave Henry waves to two farmers that have been mowing with an old John Deere tractor, as the Canton Cannonball approaches Blair Junction south of Bushnell, Illinois.STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

The Canton Cannonball heads east at Bushnell, Illinois after exchanging cars and one locomotive with another train out of Keokuk, Iowa. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

On the last day of August, 2009, the Canton Cannonball crew of engineer Dave Henry and conductor Josh Flatley enjoy the peace of the Spoon River Valley as they drag a train of thirty cars westboun... (more)

One of the old Great Northern Elevators 2 leased GP20's.

On display in the park in downtown Manly Iowa.

Dagburn vandals have gone too far this time.

Rolling through an industrial section of West Hartford, CNZR heads northwest towards Bloomfield with an excursion operated in conjunction with the 2009 NMRA National Convention, which wrapped up t... (more)

Eastbound KJRY train of empty coal hoppers leaves Iowa for Illinois.

Sierra #50 has seven empty centerbeams in tow, six of which will be left at Chinese Camp. One empty will go on to the soon to close Sierra Pacific mill behind Sonora.

A nice GP20 GP35 combo leads the local at Joliet.

Western Pacific GP20 #2001 owned by the FRRS sits on the Carroll St. Lead just off the Caltrain Mainline. The last of GGRM's equipment has been removed from the Hunter's Point Navel Shipyard, and ... (more)

Two engines from the Grand Western Railway bask in the final minutes of sunlight in Ft. Collins, Co.

This pretty much covers the old terminal downtown.

The dreaded 3 Hs, hazy, hot & humid have hit the flat expanses of eastern Arkansas as this St. Louis bound freight roars thru. The motive power was a bit dated but not particularly noteworthy in ... (more)