NS D49 has picked-up a couple of engines used for the Des Moines switch jobs which are on route back to Decatur for service, the last one being a nice high nose unit. The power will shove back in... (more)

NS D49 has the "Go Rail" locomotive in the lead as it approaches TZPR's yard.

NS local D49 is seen ducking under the TP&W shortly after departing East Peoria, IL.

NS train D49 crosses the Farm Creek as it departs East Peoria after picking up interchange at the TZPR.

NS D49 has 5 Cat D11's in tow as it makes its way out of East Peoria. The D11 is the largest in the Caterpillar track-type tractor line-up.

NS D49 makes its departure from East Peoria. The background of this photo used to be Caterpillar's "J through X" manufacturing complex, but now is the "Levy District" shopping... (more)

Taking RS1325 #31 to its final home. NS train D49 has I&M RS1325 #31 in tow as it makes its trip from the Tazewell & Peoria yard. The locomotive is bound for the Monticello Railway Museum in Mon... (more)

NS D49 outbound from the Tazewell & Peoria yard behind the 9-1-1 heritage unit.

D49 is seen heading east from Peoria at Carlock during a moderate snowfall in northern Illinois.

A trio of NS EMDs lead D49 west through Carlock.

A trio of NS EMDs lead D49 west through Yuton.

One of the most classic scenes you can get on the NS Bloomington District between Bloomington & Peoria is catching a train passing through Crandall Jct. This is where the NS crosses the TPW Morton... (more)

A NS High Hood GP38-2 leading the NS D49 train across the Mackinaw River bridge just West of the town of Congerville, IL on the former NKP. This line sees very seldom traffic.

NS D49 on the Western outskirts of the small country town of Goodfield, IL along the NS Bloomington District. This trackage is former NKP.

The NS train from Bloomington to Peoria notching up as they come up to a small hill in between the towns of Goodfield & Deer Creek, IL alongside Route 150. This was a nice little chase from Bloomi... (more)