A Long UP Train MTTPB 16 Awaits for Traffic ahead to clear at Oakwood Bottom Rd. Just South of the town of Gorham Illinois.

After Waiting for Traffic Ahead to Move and Meeting IHODU. Union Pacific Train MASSH 16 Heads South on Chester Sub.

This Empty Intermodal Train Speeds Under one of the Many Overhead Signal Bridges in Gorham Illinois. This Train is Heading North on The Chester Sub, Bound for Dupo Illinois Intermodal Facility.

A 100 Plus Car Coal Train Heads Down the Chester Sub Just South of Gorham Illinois.

A long Interrmodal Heads South down the Chester Sub. This train got on the Chester Sub just north of this location in Gorham Illinois, Coming off the UP Salem Sub.

After Chasing this down a dirt road at 50mph to Get Back ahead of This Train, I Catch Up to it just south of Gorham Illinois.

Gorham, Illinois's annual Darwin Days celebration was held on June 4th, 2011 and attendance was well over a hundred folks. Kidding aside, UP was in full control of the situation with security on ... (more)

The Missouri River Eagle makes the turn in Southern Illinois. After being serviced it will return to St. Louis, Missouri.

The monster wheel & connecting rod assembly on steam locomotive UP 3985 are inspected multiple times during a service stop in Southern Illinois.

CP power leads a northbound UP ethanol train as it arrives at Gorham before heading towards Chicago.

UP 3985 pulls into rural Gorham to be serviced and turned before heading back to St. Louis. This locomotive was last in regular service in 1957. It is one of only two of the original 105 Union P... (more)

Two sets of eyes are better than one on a Challenger steam locomotive, UP 3985, on the UP Chester Sub in Southern Illinois. Built in 1943 by the American Locomotive Company.

Union Pacific #3985 pulls into Gorham Il, for a turn around and servicing..

Eight units head south with a manifest out of A&S's Gateway Yard.

A Richard Beal photo: On the line to St. Louis, 4 beastly SD's head up a coal train heading west at Gorham