Special thanks to Kevin & Kyle for spotting this engine in the sunshine for a bunch of out of town railfans.

A blue SD60 idles on the point of a grain train at NS's AO Smith Yard.

On a late April night, a severe thunderstorm passes by overhead while IT 2301 idles through the night. In my near five months living here in the Midwest, this storm was probably the worst... But i... (more)

Mr. Terry Respondeks IT painted SD40-2 is seen working some freight for local Railfans at the Tri City Port.Trailing the SD40-2 is RRC#1800 a former Alaska GP-8.

IT 2301 shoves four hoppers back to double over onto track 19 as RRC 1800 spots up at Rivers Edge.

RRC 2301 and RRC 1800 run light down #2 track with guest engineer Sonny Sellers running and conductor and fellow RP contributor Mike Mautner riding the point.

With 21 cars in tow, job 203 comes to a stop under a beautiful puffy clouded sky.

Go green? A lonely John Deere rests while a much brighter green piece of equipment cools down before a day of photo charters.

" ILLINOIS TERMINAL MOVING FREIGHT IN 2010".Today We were able to use the #2301 to move some revenue traffic around the Port.This view shows the #2301 paired up Respondek #1800 a former Alaska GP-... (more)

"THE ILLINOIS TERMINAL LIVES"!Well sort of, this locomotive was specially painted for the Illinois Terminal Historical Society Meet in St. Louis.The locomotive is actually owned by Respondek and i... (more)

KCS Engineer and good friend Sonny Sellers sprays a fourth coat of lime green onto the rear of Respondek 3086, an ex Union Pacific SD40-2 which is being painted into Illinois Terminal colors.

"THE ILLINOIS TERMINAL LIVES"!Well sort of, this locomotive was specially painted for the Illinois Terminal Historical Society Meet in St. Louis.The locomotive is actually owned by Respondek and i... (more)

Rspondek Rail painted former UP 3086 into Illinois Terminal colors commemorating the IT 100th anniversary. Special Thanks to Terry Respondek and Dale Jenkins and everyone who had anything to do wi... (more)

A reposition move of empty containers is moving northbound towards Chicago using the KCS between WR Tower and Lenox Tower.

TRRA Job #201 with a pair of "reds" is shoving back to Granite City Steel.