A aged AC4400 and the Katy heritage unit lead the Peoria to Clinton manifest through Akron, Illinois.

On a crisp, clear autumn afternoon, the southbound Powerton loads (UP CNAPW 28) eases past the large Akron Services Inc grain elevator south of Edelstein on the single tracked ex-C&NW Peoria Subdi... (more)

Autumn is slowly starting to take affect as southbound loaded coal drag UP CNAPW 21 works the small hills south of Akron, Illinois as it heads down Union Pacific's single-tracked Peoria Subdivisio... (more)

With the sun just about to dip below the horizon, a long southbound loaded grain train from Sterling, IL's Rock River Grain Terminal and bound for Pittsburg, TX eases down Union Pacific's seldom-u... (more)

The Missouri Pacific (MoPac) Heritage Unit leads a SB 3-car Operation Lifesaver Passenger Special near the tiny town of Akron, IL. Note the UP 1995 (C&NW) unit at the rear. That would be what lead... (more)

Rolling along the single-track Peoria Sub through Illinois on a trip up from St. Louis.

Illinois countryside can be pretty flat, but not entirely as illustrated in this photo.

I've always wanted to photograph a UP train passing under a BNSF at the crossing at Edelstein, and technically, I think I did it here........if you don't mind the BNSF train being 3 miles in the b... (more)

Kincaid bound coal train at Akron.