A track gang at work, raising dust and making all kinds of noise as the light quickly fades.

Illinois Central 1026, an SD70 leads a north bound set of light power away from setting out an empty unit grain train at the elevator in Tuscola, Illinois on this Friday afternoon. STEVE SMEDLEY ... (more)

The Champaign, IL, to Mattoon, IL, local rolls south thru Tuscola with a pair of EJ&E units and around 40 cars. The train has just crossed over the UP/CSX tracks here at Tuscola. Tuscola is locate... (more)

southbound IC at Tuscola

Southbound MoPac SD40-2 3153 and sister 3268 hold as the caboose of a northbound local passes.

Southbound MoPac SD40-2 3153 and sister 3268 hold for a northbound GP15 powered local near Tuscola, IL. A crewman stands on the front porch for a running inspection. The crew mooned us a few min... (more)

A pair of standard cab SD60s lead a westbound manifest through the town of Tuscola and the interesting triple intersection of the UP, CSX, and CN/IC.

The southbound Illini with an unusual but increasingly common consist of all Horizon cars instead of the usual mix pounds the diamond at Tuscola. Red filter applied in post processing.

CSX's Seaboard Heritage unit.

Having cleared up its emergency braking issues, CSXT 7878 is crossing over its own tracks as well as the former IC's at this unique junction of three railroads.

A westbound UP manifest with CSX power thunks over the CN diamonds at Tuscola.

Just like the good ole' days the CN/IC local scoots out of Tuscola after picking up two cars from the CSX interchange. Canon 350D.

Normally nocturnal Q594 works eastward on the former B&O out of Decatur, Illinois, the first train over this line since the snowstorm began.

Banging over the Canadian National diamonds.

QHOCH 28 waiting to get into Villa Grove after an overnight run over the Pana Subdivision.