My favorite form of the GP35, medium tank, dynamic brakes, Alco trucks. This one started out as GM&O then the ICC destroyed competitive rail transportation in the lower Mississippi valley. Photo... (more)

Freshly painted former GM&O unit.

Govenor "Big Jim" James Thompson (see the belt buckle) makes a whistle stop in downstate Cairo during the 1978 re-election campaign, which he won getting 60% of the vote. The train was pulled by ... (more)

Cairo Terminal SW1 #102 at Cairo, IL in 1985. This small operation utilized former NYC and ICG branches while in operation.