Tri-Weekly train from South Yard Beloit to Davis Junction crosses the Kishwaukee River south of Rockford.

A Dakota and Iowa empty grain unit train is westbound near Beresford, SD . The D & I received the train from the BNSF at Sioux City. The train moved North on the D & I to Hawarden, IA and then hea... (more)

Keokuk Junction Conductor rides a cut of cars making a pickup at the Tazwell and Peoria Yard in Peoria. Union Pacific former C & NW bridge is in background.

RRPX 41 and 43 lead Western New York and Pennsylvania Hornell Turn nearing Hornell

Indiana Hi Rail Alcos head for bridge to Hendersn

Iowa Interstate Road train Blue Island to Council Bluffs approaches the diamond at Joliet Union Station. Joliet Central HS looms in the background.

Canadian Pacific Business train returns from Kansas City headed to Twin Cities.

North Shore Electroliner at Illinois Railway Museum for 30th year anniversary since service was ended on the North Shore.

F units are getting ready for days holiday train at Mapleton shops

Westbound arrives at Wallace Yard waiting for an Eastbound.

Time is running out for this storied short line as the RS-3 successor to steam and Baldwins idles at the Suprior Yard office.

Santa Fe FP45 #92 leads an eastbound past Joliet Union Station and tower JD crossing the Former Rock Island now Metra Line.

Little Rock and Western C420 sits in front of company offices in Perry, Arkansas. This is an 79 mile section of the Rock Island Chocktaw route.

The Dubuque switcher waits in front of the Dubuque Yard office, one part of the Milwaukee Road shops. At the time the SOO still served several local small business. Somewhere I have slides of the... (more)

Westbound from Chicago to Waterloo, Iowa passes the former Illinois Central depot in historic Galena.