A westbound KJRY train with a pair of Fs leading sits tied down in Mapleton waiting for movement the following Monday.

Keokuk Junction Railway FP9 No. 1750 ambles westbound across S. Main Street through Smithfield, Illinois, on April 7, 2016, passing former Smithfield State Bank.

PREX 1750, one of the last F-units still in freight service, sits tied down with its train in Mapleton, IL.

A Keokuk Junction Railway freight approaches Kolbe station at Mapleton, Illinois, at the end of a blustery April 7, 2016. Two EMD FP9s (Nos. 1750 and 1752) and GP20 No. 2003 power the westbound tr... (more)

Keokuk Junction Railway power (FP9s Nos. 1750 and 1752, and GP20 No. 2003) cross the Spoon River at Seville, Illinois, on April 7, 2016. The locomotives are running light to Bushnell to switch the... (more)

A westbound Keokuk Junction Railway freight is about to cross S. Trivoli Road grade crossing west of Glasford, Illinois, on April 7, 2016. EMD FP9s Nos. 1750 and 1752 and GP20 No. 2003 power the t... (more)

Getting a brief blast of sunshine in a long “tree tunnel” at milepost 120 between Sommer/Hollis and Kolbe, Illinois, is a westbound Keokuk Junction Railway freight on April 7, 2016. Two EMD FP... (more)

The Christmas decorations and dimmed headlight glisten in the night after Santa's sleigh was tied down for the layover in Smithfield, Illinois.

A youngster gets a helping hand into the lead locomotive as the KJRY Santa Special makes its annual stop in Canton, Illinois.

Keokuk Junction's ABA F-units lead a pair of ex-ATSF GP20s and about 40 cars of pipe over the BNSF Brookfield Sub at Bushnell. The pipe came off the Union Pacific in the Peoria area and is being ... (more)

Keokuk Junction's ABA F-units lead a pair of ex-ATSF GP20s and about 40 cars of pipe through Sciota. The pipe came off the Union Pacific in the Peoria area and is being staged in Keokuk.

Keokuk Junction Railway's West bound unit pipe train rests at the east side of LaHarpe, Illinois prior to swapping loads for empty flats with the turn out of Keokuk, Iowa, on Wednesday evening, A... (more)

Keokuk Junction Railway operates a unit pipe train at Blandinsville, Illinois, Wednesday August 26, 2015. An A-B-A set of two FP9s bracket a F9B, along with two former Santa Fe GP20's power the u... (more)

Keokuk Junction's ABA F-units lead a pair of ex-ATSF GP20s and about 40 cars of pipe through New Philadelphia. The pipe came off the Union Pacific in the Peoria area and is being staged in Keokuk... (more)

Finally, after being out of service for seven months, Keokuk Junction Railway's repainted F9B unit is back and paired to make a picture perfect A-B-A set. Tuesday evening the set tows nineteen emp... (more)