With a face that EMD would not love, this homely chopnosed GP9 visits Chessies Barr Yard. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

Kansas City Southern ran its vivid Southern Belle business train over Iowa Chicago & Eastern lines now operated by CP Rail. During a brief spot of sun, the ABA F9A's shine as they head eastbound... (more)

Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad's Pizza Train is crossing Oak Hill Road in Trego, Wisconsin on Saturday, 26 October 2019. Just released restored paint scheme SW600 1280 was painted as part of a ... (more)

The Central Illinois Railroad and engineer Kevin Vahey debuted a repainted locomotive, paired with a CB&Q inspired sister, as the two former Belt Railway of Chicago EMD SW9's switch Sims Metal Ma... (more)

Illinois Central 1026, an SD70 leads a Farmersville Coal train bound for flood loading at the Freeman United Coal mine in Farmersville, Illinois on Saturday Sept. 25, 2010. The engineer has the ai... (more)

Norfolk Southern train 115 rolls past the White Oak Energy center with one of 100 second hand SD90MAC's purchased from the UP. Steve Smedley photo

A former Santa Fe F45 purchased by the Wisconsin Central leads an loaded taconite train past the abandoned Chenoa depot on Southern Pacific's Joliet Sub.

With Peoria & Western Railway down to one operating FP9, the Canton Cannonball has made a rare trip all the way west to meet the Keokuk Junction job out of Keokuk, at Laharpe, Illinois. With siste... (more)

On Halloween Sunday, Oct 31, Norfolk Southern PR43C 4001, A Progress Rail unit, leads the D46D into the Tazewell & Peoria Railroad yards in East Peoria, Illinois. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

Rock Island 4506 rolls Eastward and approaches a farmers crossing East on the Illinois Railway Museum at Union, Illinois Sunday, July 8 2018. The newly restored locomotive debuted this weekend. St... (more)

The Peoria Local pumps air on a frigid Monday night as brakeman and conductor start walking to the head end, in Pekin Illinois on Jan. 21, 2008. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO, LIGHTING BY CRHMF

Without the vehicle, maybe this could pass for 1966 in Ohio. The Cincinatti Dinner train backs across McCollough Street as the train backs towards downtown on Saturday, August 10, 2013.Steve Smedl... (more)

Engineer Dave Henry and conductor Randy Forbis bring the Peoria & Western Railway's Canton Cannonball west through New Philadephia, Illinois on a warm Monday afternoon. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

Illinois Central 3140 is another one of a kind locomotive on the current CNIC roster. The engine is former Chicago & North Western Railway GP50 # 5051, derated to 3000 hsp while retaining its GP50... (more)

Wisconsin Great Northern 423 backs a long train of storage tank cars on its former Chicago & North Western branch between Trego and Hayward Junction (its connection to the former Wisconsin Central... (more)