SD45s ruled the IMRL and this scene is no exception. An eastbound freight holds the siding while a westbound passes by on the main. Note the IMRL M-of-W bus in the middle. Scanned from a 35mm p... (more)

"The Turn" heads west down 5th Street on its way to Iowa City and eventually Cedar Rapids.

Iowa Interstate's heritage engines are paired together and tied down on the "second eastbound" that will run to Blue Island later in the night while the "first eastbound" depar... (more)

The CNW Heritage ACe leads the only two CNW units left on the UP roster under the historic CNW coal chute.

After spending over a year on a sister WATCO property in Oklahoma, WSOR E9 101 and 3 business cars are being towed back to the Wisconsin & Southern at Janesville, WI, seen here along the Mississip... (more)

Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief decends the western slope of Raton Pass on between Wooton, CO and Raton.

The Pennsy E8s highball east past the signals governing CP Ding on their way back to Altoona from Pittsburgh.

Santa has traded in his sleigh for a MILW caboose. SOO 2-8-2 #1003 is pulling 3 WSOR passenger cars and Santa to Hartford.

Iowa Interstate's Rock Island Switcher makes a few moves in the yard with the railroad's only caboose, former Santa Fe 999431. The caboose has not been used as much in recent past and is being pu... (more)

The second of three Altoona to Gallitzin round-trips departs downtown Altoona.

The IAIS operated a special train to move CN 2191 from Chicago to NRE's Silvis, IL shop. CN 2191 was involved in a wreck at Slinger, WI and is being taken to NRE for evaluation.

UP's A-B-A set of E-9s head south through the Kickapoo Creek Valley outside of Peoria.

The Peoria & Western FP9s return to Mapleton after an early morning interchange run to the Tazwell & Peoria's yard in Creve Couer, just across the Illinois River.

SLRG 515 and SLRG 518 team up to pull a matching 5-car special for the Chicago Railroad Superintendents Association over the WSOR from Chicago to Janesville, WI and back. The wooden humpback brid... (more)

A westbound auto train lights up the old CBQ block signals at MP 89.1 and activates the Knoll Rd crossing gates. New block signals are in place on either side of this pair, so these old Q signals... (more)