On a sunny autumn morning, a pair of IC SD70s take the daily Chicago to Centralia manifest south by the towering grain silos in Ashkum.
A pair of Illinois Central SD70s pull the Memphis to Chicago manifest north, passing the small town of Ashkum, one of four towns that still have an old IC interlocking tower still standing.
The IC mainline is littered with old artifacts and Ashkum is no different with an elevator, an interlocking tower, and an old depot on the other side of town. This old interlocking tower was put u... (more)
A messed up set of power leading A408 from Kirk Yard South past one of the many still remaining old grain elevators on the IC mainline. Can’t go wrong with this consist whatsoever! Trailing the ... (more)
The sound of a P5 wakes up the small town of Ashkum as A408 rips through. Ashkum is home to 750 people and was named after an Iroquois chief.
A southbound Illinois Central freight train, with coal hoppers behind the locomotives, passes a picturesque barn between Ashkum and Danforth, Illinois, on May 6, 1990. The modern day IC locomotive... (more)
The shot at Ashkum never gets old as A408 heads south with a pair of IC SD70s.
L553 passes the Tri Central Co-Op at Ashkum on a beautiful winter afternoon.
On a crystal clear afternoon, CNs Chicago to Centralia way freight hustles south through the town of Ashkum. Home rails for these IC SD70s, a scene all too familiar on this line.
A408 from Kirk Yard headed South down the IC mainline with a mixed bag of power.
What was once a grand interlocking system, controlled by a manned tower, has now dwindled down to an abandoned relic aside a grain elevator. Nice to see snapshots of the old IC still standing tall... (more)
A407 blasts north through Ashkum with a trio of IC SD70s.
A trio of IC SD70s blast through the small town of Ashkum shortly after sunrise.
Back before IC SD70's became commonplace leaders again on the Chicago Subdivision, IC 1029 leads M371 through Ashkum, Illinois back in 2017.
IC 1026 leads CN M371 south through Ashkum, Illinois as it passes the old IC tower and signal bridge.
