The lead engine is pulling all her sisters to a point north of Streator, here all will sadly be cut up. This will be the last trip over live rail for this sextuplets of former Southern Ge's. At le... (more)

Illinois Railway's Job 107 rolls slowly across Indian Creek while switching sand cars on s Sunday afternoon in Wedron, Illinois. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

The engineer of Job 107, the Illinois Railway's road freight between Ottawa and Eola, Illinois, flashes the peace sign as he slowly rolls 53 sand empties across the Fox River bridge on Mothers Day... (more)

Illinois Railway GP35R leads the Illinois Railway Mt. Morris job as it closes in on the end of the Oregon to Mt. Morris branch at Oregon, Illinois. This Omnitrax Inc. family railroad has assign... (more)

Illinois Railway GP35R leads the Illinois Railway Mt. Morris job away from the printing plant after dropping two boxcars. This Omnitrax Inc. family railroad has assigned the two EMD units to the ... (more)

With the addition of Kettle Falls International GP38-3 2256 and Illinois Railway GP35R 3500, it appears that the Illinois Railnet's B23-7 reign of ''burble'' may be over on the Mt. Morris (Illinoi... (more)

Illinois Railway's Peru to Zearing local is running late on Friday afternoon, making for nice lighting as the train heads North west out of Ladd on its run to Zearing and the interchange yard with... (more)

IR 3500 leads the Silica Sand Job through town.

IR 3500 waits at Silica, as it prepares to begin its switching duties. Taken with permission.

Illinois Railway CF7s #5 & 3 are assigned to the La Salle job. This job operates tri-weekly to the BNSF at Zearing.

The sun, filtered through a thin band of cirrus clouds, is about to set almost directly down the Illinois Railway's Ottawa line, just after its last train of the day has headed down it.

The 2nd section of the usually once-daily train passes over Route 25 and the Fox River, headed from Ottawa, IL to BNSF's Eola Yard. All of the Illinois Railway's lines are old BNSF/BN/CBQ branches... (more)

Illinois Railway's power returns west to Ottawa for the night. Three of their B23-7s are down so they have leased this LLPX GP15 and an NS GP38. 10 minutes later, the sun set nearly directly down ... (more)

The 2nd section of the usually once-daily train passes through downtown Yorkville, headed from Ottawa, IL to BNSF's Eola Yard.

CSP 2 leads a lengthy train of empty cement hoppers westbound down the BNSF and under a vintage CB&Q signal bridge in the last rays of daylight.