A westbound Keokuk Junction Railway freight passes milepost 120 between Sommer/Hollis and Kolbe, Illinois, on April 7, 2016. Two EMD FP9s (Nos. 1750 and 1752) and GP20 No. 2003 power the train of ... (more)

Clouds quickly thicken over Illinois farm country west of Peoria on April 7, 2016. Keokuk Junction Railway light engines roll westward between Cuba and Smithfield over the former Toledo, Peoria & ... (more)

Keokuk Junction Railway EMD FP9 Nos. 1750 and 1752, and EMD 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)

Making their last run before being put into storage, KJRY 1750 stops for a few minutes with a westbound freight over the Spoon River with a photo opportunity for the many photographers chasing the... (more)

Keokuk Junction Railway power (EMD FP9s Nos. 1750 and 1752, and GP20 No. 2003) pass a farm just east of Cuba, Illinois, on April 7, 2016. The locomotives are running light to Bushnell to switch th... (more)

Keokuk Junction's train to Peoria has left it's inbound in the yard and is backing into it's outbound train at Wesley Road. I did not realize it at the time, but the days of getting the F-unit A-... (more)

A KJRY westbound crosses over IL Highway 9. This is the last train for the F Units before retirement.

The last westbound assigned to the KJRY F Units rolls through the woods near Marietta.

KJRY covered wagons....last call! Making their way across the Spoon River in Seville, the KJRY continues to La Harpe with the westbound road freight from Mapleton. The F units will begin an extend... (more)

The end of an era? The Keokuk Junction Railway's FP9's and a GP20 are in charge of the Mapleton to La Harpe road freight as they pass through the small town of Blandinsville, home to 777 people. T... (more)

Railfans say their goodbyes as the Keokuk Junction F units make their last trip west across the Spoon River at Seville, Illinois.

KJRY FP9 1750 plus a B-unit run through the grass and weeds as they approach their shop at Kolbe. This is the last time these units will operate before being stored, if not retired, by the new own... (more)

KJRY FP9 1750 plus a B-unit depart Bartonville with their train, passing the old Allied Mills elevator. This is the last time these units will operate before being stored, if not retired, by the n... (more)

Two out of the three KJRY Fs switch out cars in Bartonville. This is the last time these units will operate before being stored, if not retired, by the new owners of the KJRY.

What's likely the list run of a KJRY F-unit across the Illinois River in Peoria. PREX FP9 1750, PREX F9B 1761, and PREX GP20 2003 with 23 cars - the ROCK hopper at the front was an added bonus. Ne... (more)