Keokuk Junction Railway's West bound unit pipe train rolls along at 10mph west of Elvaston, Illinois on the return trip to Keokuk, Iowa, on Wednesday evening, August 26, 2015. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOT... (more)

Keokuk Junction Railway's West bound unit pipe train rolls down a grade in the LaMoine River valley on its return trip to Keokuk, Iowa, on Wednesday evening, August 26, 2015. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

Keokuk Junction Railway's West bound unit pipe train rests at the east side of LaHarpe, Illinois prior to swapping loads for empty flats with the turn out of Keokuk, Iowa, on Wednesday evening, A... (more)

Keokuk Junction Railway's road train between Keokuk, Iowa and LaHarpe, Illinois is on the return leg to Iowa with a loaded pipe train, shown at Elvaston, Illinois on Wednesday evening, August 26, ... (more)

Keokuk Junction Railway operates a unit pipe train at Blandinsville, Illinois, Wednesday August 26, 2015. An A-B-A set of two FP9s bracket a F9B, along with two former Santa Fe GP20's power the u... (more)

Keokuk Junction's ABA F-units lead a pair of ex-ATSF GP20s and about 40 cars of pipe through New Philadelphia. The pipe came off the Union Pacific in the Peoria area and is being staged in Keokuk... (more)

Engineer Doug Henry fires up three GP20's, two of which still wear Santa Fe paint, as two crews from the Keokuk Junction Railway build a power set to be used on a large Westbound train that will f... (more)

Finally, after being out of service for seven months, Keokuk Junction Railway's repainted F9B unit is back and paired to make a picture perfect A-B-A set. Tuesday evening the set tows nineteen emp... (more)

Finally, after being out of service for seven months, Keokuk Junction Railway's repainted F9B unit is back and paired to make a picture perfect A-B-A set. Tuesday evening the set tows nineteen emp... (more)

The first and second shift trade out the Eastbound Keokuk Junction Railway train at Bushnell, Illinois. photo by Steve Smedley

The rolling museum that is the Keokuk Junction Railway has the Keokuk, Iowa based crew throttling up at Blandinsville, Illinois with twin GP20's bracketing a rare former Illinois Central Railroad ... (more)

Doug Henry has just traded places with his brother Dave, as the second shift takes over on Keokuk Junction Railway 1752 East, about to make a two car pickup from ADM's plant in Bushnell, Illinois.... (more)

Pioneer RailCorps Tom Black watches as Dave Henry slowly rolls the Westbound Keokuk Junction Railway train into the siding at Good Hope, Illinois for the meet with an opposing train out of Keokuk,... (more)

Keokuk Junction Railway's Eastbound rolls downhill at Marietta, Illinois from the overpass where engineer Doug Henry once spotted an unidentified creature. photo by Steve Smedley

Springtime at Spoon River.