RRPX 41 and 43 lead Western New York and Pennsylvania Hornell Turn nearing Hornell

Indiana Hi Rail Alcos head for bridge to Hendersn

Iowa Interstate Road train Blue Island to Council Bluffs approaches the diamond at Joliet Union Station. Joliet Central HS looms in the background.

Canadian Pacific Business train returns from Kansas City headed to Twin Cities.

North Shore Electroliner at Illinois Railway Museum for 30th year anniversary since service was ended on the North Shore.

F units are getting ready for days holiday train at Mapleton shops

Westbound arrives at Wallace Yard waiting for an Eastbound.

Time is running out for this storied short line as the RS-3 successor to steam and Baldwins idles at the Suprior Yard office.

Santa Fe FP45 #92 leads an eastbound past Joliet Union Station and tower JD crossing the Former Rock Island now Metra Line.

Little Rock and Western C420 sits in front of company offices in Perry, Arkansas. This is an 79 mile section of the Rock Island Chocktaw route.

The Dubuque switcher waits in front of the Dubuque Yard office, one part of the Milwaukee Road shops. At the time the SOO still served several local small business. Somewhere I have slides of the... (more)

Westbound from Chicago to Waterloo, Iowa passes the former Illinois Central depot in historic Galena.

Westbound leaves the former Rock Island Yard at Blue Island.

A heavy January snow is just beginning as Chicago Central power is fueled at the Freeport Engine facility.

As a result of the February Midwest blizzard the Burlington Northern Santa Fe operated their Jordan spreader over many of their Illinois lines. On February 5th the plow work train is at Waterman,... (more)