Employee Owned NorthWestern.

After a brief stop at the NS Decatur yard Triple Crown train 240 continues its trip east.

Running light a pair of ex Southern locomotives, built in the early 1980's, head to the Decatur yard. NS 2401 is the second unit.

Triple Crown 240 passes the old Walrus Manufacturing soda fountain plant.

Ford auto parts train heads west out of Decatur.

Triple Crown train rolls across the diamonds near the historic Wabash Depot.

Moving down to the yard after switching the Tate & Lyle plant.

Westbound Herzog train rolls across Lake Decatur on a beautiful spring day.

Three locomotives but only 9 cars on a short NS 301.

Running south with a mixed freight in Decatur.

Fresh from the paint shop. New paint, stipes & logo give this old locomotive a new look. Pioneer Lines GP 20 used by Pioneer subsidiary Decatur Junction.

Rumbling over Oakland Avenue at Millikin University.

Making the turn south with a mixed freight on a run from Decatur to Granite City.

Led by a lashup soon to be extinct the D37 pulls into Decatur with a high hood GP50 and an SD50 still in Conrail blue on a warm March day.

Cruising over Lake Decatur on the old Wabash Railroad bridge. The lake is usually frozen this time of year, but a warm winter produces calm waters and a place for geese to swim.