The daily Illinois Railnet turn from Ottawa jumps onto the BNSF in Montgomery for the sprint to Eola with a pair of pooled Camas Prairie Railnet B23-7's sandwiching a leased LLPX GP15.

Illinois Railway's Rockford job heads north near the Rockford International Airport on trackage once owned by the BN.

Illinois Railway's Rockford job heads north across a typical Illinois country crossing.

Exercising its engine-only trackage rights, an Illinois Railway crew heads west through Rochelle to regain home trackage at Flag Center.

After at least 10 minutes of blocking the only crossing in downtown Ladd, this truck driver pretty much floored it when the train finally cleared. The train is backing up to put a bunch of bulkhea... (more)

After dropping off all but 3 cars in Ladd, the Zearing job crosses a rural road on a trestle in the woods north of Spring Valley, headed for LaSalle.

After creating Ladd's only rush hour by blocking the crossing for a good 20 minutes pushing cars into the siding, NKC 3 has now finally pulled forward with a lot less cars than it previsouly had(2... (more)

Illinois Railnet lettered B23's 6 and 7 idle away on this brisk February afternoon.

The pair of CF7's cross over yet another scenic wooden trestle as the sounds of a pair of F7A's fills the air, bouncing off the surrounding trees.

NKC 3 and IR 5 take their time thumping over this nifty wood trestle in rural Illinois.