The local out of Keokuk rolls east towards Good Hope, IL, to meet the westbound local out of Mapleton, IL. Today the F-units on the Peoria side have to go to the shop at La Harpe for 92 day inspec... (more)

Giving a good pull the turbos get spooled up they need some fast track to get the carbon out.

Just cut out of the train and pulling into the shops trees on fire making smoke over the F's

Keokuk Junction Ralway's Keokuk turn, with the set of Funits safely in tow, trundles through Sciotta at a blistering 10mph. The Funit set are on the way to the LaHarpe enginehouse for a 92 day ins... (more)

Keokuk Junction Alco S2 #20, still in her Manufacturers Railway Company paint, has just crossed the double deck Mississippi bridge into Iowa from Illinois with 23 cars from TP&W interchange in LaH... (more)

The Keokuk Junction Railway Santa Train makes its way to its next stop of Breeds.

The Keokuk Junction FP9A's lead a borrowed Hawkeye Express bi-level and a Pioneer Lines caboose into Glasford with the annual Santa Train. The KJ offered train rides in the ex-CNW/Metra commuter ... (more)

What turned out to be a treat for the photographer was more of a trick for the crew of Halloween Day's Canton Cannonball. Upon arrival Monday, crews could not get the train moving due to ground r... (more)

Keokuk Junction Railway's Canton Cannonball rolls downhill off Glasford Hill and across Trivoli Road on Halloween afternoon, Monday October 31, 2011. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

Halloween Day's Canton Cannonball is two miles from a crew change that normally would have taken place four hours prior. The train suffered a five hour delay due to locomotive issues. The home in ... (more)

What turned out to be a treat for the photographer was more of a trick for the crew of Halloween Day's Canton Cannonball. Upon arrival Monday, crews could not get the train moving due to ground re... (more)

What turned out to be a treat for the photographer was more of a trick for the crew of Halloween Day's Canton Cannonball. Upon arrival Monday, crews could not get the train moving due to ground re... (more)

Engineer Josh Flatley enjoys the picture perfect first day of fall, as he rolls the Canton Cannonball westward at New Philadelphia, Illinois on Friday Sept 23, 2011. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

The photographers wife visits with the train crew of Dave and Doug Henry, as the re-lettered Keokuk Junction Railway FP9's wait a signal to cross the BNSF diamonds at Bushnell, Illinois on Monday ... (more)

The Keokuk Junction Railway turn from Keokuk, Iowa prepares to cut off its train to the crew using the two FP9A units of the Peoria & Western. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO