Highballing across the hill and dale country of western Illinois along the Transcon, BNSF 761 leads an eastbound manifest beneath the classic cantilevers in Stronghurst, IL - about halfway between... (more)

A land barge California bound stacker crosses over at Stronghurst at 40mph. The train is working west on the Chillicothe Sub. With 4 units here, 4 units in middle, and thousands of feet of intermo... (more)

In the 90s, Amtrak actually serviced a purpose. They ran trains and hauled some mail. Here, the Southwest Chief roars east at Stronghurst on the Chili Sub with a decent size train. Scanned Slide f... (more)

BNSF 616 leads an eastbound grain train by Stronghurst Illinois.

A quintessential Santa Fe signal installation made Stronghurst, IL an enjoyable spot for watching activity along the Transcon. The stately cantilevers, holdovers from the quaint days of signals be... (more)

A Oklahoma City freight train is back on the move after a dogcatch crew jumped on here at Stronghurst. Seems pretty common this weekend recrewing trains east of Lomax. The train is bound for Gales... (more)

You can almost feel the intent of Santa Fe's Transcon, slashing across the country, inexorably pursuing the coast. Same could be said of the 7443 West as it races through Stronghurst, IL on a late... (more)

The Santa Fe that we knew and loved was as yet resplendent in the spring of '97. With its Super Fleet power, impeccable right of way and classic cantilever mounted signals, it was Santa Fe, All th... (more)

You knew whose railroad it was by the type of signal system present, and this scene proclaims Santa Fe all the way. A classic installation with cantilevers and searchlight signals protects the cro... (more)

Santa Fe 855 leads a double stack train past the Stronghurst Depot in September of 1993.

The afternoon sun is shining brightly as a 10,000+ foot stack train slowly makes it's way down the Chillicothe Subdivision just west of the small town of Stronghurst, Illinois

Santa Fe cantilever style signals are still left east of the Cameron Connection in 5 places. GI, Yost, Williamsfield, Toluca, and Verona are still classic cantilever. Regular signal bridges in San... (more)

Stormin’ through Stronghurst
An eastbound Santa Fe freight rolls through Stronghurst, Illinois, on May 31, 1986, led by EMD GP30 No. 2717 painted in “Kodachrome” merger paint.