Canadian National Freight Train A407 heads northbound through Arcola, IL. with Illinois Central SD70 #1026 leading the way.

Illinois Central SD70's #1026 & #1018 are right at home as they lead Canadian National Freight Train A408 southbound down the Champaign Sub through Arcola, Illinois, bound for Centralia.

Southbound grain on the former ICRR appears to be supervised by a alien such as Gort in “The Day the Earth Stood Still”. Fear not, it’s just a water tower.

CN 3272 Leading a Potash train just south of Arcola IL on a Crisp Chilly day.

With four IC SD70s (IC 1024, 1033, 1007, & 1025) and a CN SD60 that doesn't seem to fit the rest, A407 cuts through the center of Arcola, making plenty of noise for the four crossings in town. In ... (more)

IC 1003, still in black, leads A408 south at Arcola on a blistery Sunday morning. If you want to follow all traffic laws on the road, chasing a <50 car CN train south at track speed isn't very ... (more)

With thin, whispy clouds painted onto a deep blue sky, Canadian National auto train M371 flies down the Illinois Central with an appropriate engine doing the honors. Mix all of this with the mural... (more)

BC Rail #4642 leads a train south through rural Arcola Illinois

Fall like day with the SB M339.

Imagine our surprise to find this unit leading a freight down the old ICRR. One things seem to remain the same, flat and straight track and no evidence of a hurry.

CN #2860 leads the M342 south through the small town of Arcola Illinois on a 75 degree March day.

EJE 673 has been assigned to L551 on a beautiful November afternoon.

IC 6007 with 6251 and 3103 all in black lug a grain train south through spots of fog and sun.

CN northbound manifest sits in a siding south of Tuscola awaiting a large southbound manifest.

Southbound