CB&Q F3A 124-A, F3B, F7B & F7A to create a combine 6000hp consist eastbound at Neponset, Illinois in July 1963. In tow was train 88 bound for Cicero, Illinois. Photo from my collection, Photograph... (more)
Late winter sunlight illuminates the front of a westbound Burlington Northern freight, powered by a pair of Grand Trunk Western units splicing a DT&I locomotive, rumbling through Neponset, Illinoi... (more)
Running a little under 50 minutes behind schedule, Amtrak's number 3 train, aka the westbound "Southwest Chief," does every bit of track speed as it races through the small community of Neponset, ... (more)
A westbound BNSF coal drag splits the Q style signal bridge just west of Neponset.
The schnabel train heads west along Rte 34 just west of Neponset.
An eastbound manifest splits one of the remaining Q style signal bridges just west of Neponset.
An eastbound coal drag slices through the thick fog at daybreak.
An eastbound coal train works under one of the many signal bridges on this Mendota Sub. This coal load is bound for Chicago, IL, and points east. The day is just under way and the hot and humid we... (more)
The sunrise is starting the show some nice colors as the signals near Neponset show that nothing is lined up. Clears on both tracks in both directions mean nothing is lined up. The signal gang is ... (more)
Westbound freight train rolls west thru Neponset, MP 123. This train is still around 40 miles away from Galesburg, IL.
BNSF coal train passes one of the CB&Q signal bridges on the Mendota Sub at a high speed pulling coal just west of Neponset, Illinois.
A faded warbonnet leads an eastbound manifest past acre after acre of Illinois corn near Neponset, IL.
Amtrak California Zepher westbound on BNSF Mendota Sub.
A new ACe is in charge of westbound empties cruising along US Highway 34 between Neponset and Kewanee, IL.
With a primer-painted Green Goat and a brand new DC "GEVO" in tow, the M-BRCGAL train makes good time down the Mendota Subdivision, passing the colorful sign welcoming motorists traveling US 34 to... (more)
