A Norfolk Southern crew approaches the crossing flashers which have been activated at Morris Avenue on the west side of Bloomington, Illinois, with a loaded grain train that had stalled earlier on... (more)

Norfolk Southern SD70 2508 with train 145 is about to enter the intersection of Reservoir and 13th Streets on Springfield's North side on Friday Jan. 9, 2009. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

Chicago & Illinois Midland fell under the umbrella of Genesee & Wyoming in 1996, and was renamed the Illinois & Midland. To find a pristine SD20 still in C&IM paint, along with the classic aban... (more)

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)

The Peoria & Western Railway's often photographed pair of spotless FP9's power the first annual Santa Special as the train arrives Mapleton, Illinois towing Lionel like PREX caboose 3 with Santa w... (more)

Running over the CNIC's former Illinois Central Peoria District, Burlington Northern Santa Fe GE ES44AC 5754 leads a colorfull consist of modern diesels through the sleepy Central Illinois town o... (more)

The Illinois Railnet LaSalle to Zearing Job is shown crawling across one of several wooden trestles, this one over Spring Creek at Ladd, Illinois on its way to interchange with the BNSF at Zearing... (more)

A CSXT AC4400CW, leads Union Pacific train M BNAS (Bloomington - Alton Southern) through Atlanta, Illinois on a brisk Saturday afternoon, Oct 25, 2008. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

The Canton Cannonball rolls downhill south of Marietta, on a perfect fall day, Thursday Oct 16, 2008. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

The Canton Cannonball rolls downhill out of Glasford, on a less than ideal Friday Oct 17, 2008. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

The Canton Cannonball heads west with engineer Dave Henry and conductor Josh Flatley in control. The train is alonside the Canton-Cuba blacktop and passing UE Siding on Thursday afternoon Oct 16, ... (more)

Peoria & Western Railway engineer Doug Henry leans from the cab of PREX 800, a GP8 that is on its first run helping the two FP9A's that have made this central Illinois railway a prime target for r... (more)

Illinois Central 6128 leads two former GM&O GP38's on a late running dog catched Peoria Local, at ''MI'', railroad telegraph station reporting marks for Mt. Pulaski, Illinois.

Not a cloud in the sky, with a temperature in the low 70's, and the Peoria & Western Funits are running west. Of course, when your friends come to visit, the scene you have photographed at least a... (more)

With the Illinois River well above flood stage, Tazewell & Peoria Railway drags a Cedar Rapids coal loads bound for the Iowa Interstate, on Sunday afternoon Sept 21 2008.