Instead of running their usual freight train from Paris to Decatur, the nightly 201 job was tasked with running ethanol empties back to ADM in Decatur. This same power set ran the last empties in,... (more)
The Dana switcher passes a pair of CSX AC44s as it prepares to tie onto a 94 car cut of empties.
Coming or going? Decatur and Eastern Illinois local job 200 sits halfway in between the classic B&O era state line sign near Dana Indiana.
Technically I am in Illinois while the train is in West Dana... Empties roll west on the former B&O Springfield Line. This is the only train that uses these rails, but I'll catch it again the nex... (more)
V500 passes the ancient B&O state line marker, moving from Illinois into Indiana. This train is the only one that uses this portion of the old B&O to Springfield, and runs very sporadically.
V500 trundles over fields of rich black earth.
