The rich afternoon light paints just another westbound freight in a yard with a storied past. "Red sky at night, sailors delight." But then again it's December and it's Illinois.

BNSF 2740 leading LCHI105 West through Chillicothe in some of the last sun rays of an August day. After just finishing shooting CN 3115 (BCOL HU) down in Peoria & Pekin, I shot up North to Chilli... (more)

Santa Fe EMD GP30 No. 2746 leads AT&SF train 301 into Houlihan’s Curve as it descends Edelstein Hill west of Chillicothe, Illinois, at 3:23 p.m. on May 11, 1991.

Santa Fe’s QNYLA intermodal train, operating from New York to Los Angeles with Conrail, flies out of Chillicothe, Illinois, at 12:17 p.m. on December 8, 1990. Super Fleet GE B40-8W No. 503 and a... (more)

Warbonnets on freight became more common as more passenger trains disappeared. The "white" on this unit seems to be particularly evident. Were there two different versions of the passe... (more)

Warbonnets on freight became more common as more passenger trains disappeared. May have kept the silver units together due to gearing differences with blue units.

Only shot I got of passenger F3 power leading on freght is this westbound.

IAIS GP38-2 701 leads a passenger excursion South, nearing Chillicothe.

IAIS GP38-2 701 leads a passenger excursion South past the historic Rock Island depot in Chillicothe.

BNSF 7000 leads the WSPLAC West around Houlihan's Curve.

Three GE B40-8Ws muscle a long Santa Fe 199 train out of Chillicothe, Illinois, and up Edelstein Hill at Houlihan’s Curve at 5:50 p.m. on August 31, 1991.

Led by a trio of Super Fleet GE B40-8Ws, Santa Fe’s 199 train zips out of Chillicothe, Illinois, and up Edelstein Hill at Houlihan’s Curve at 5:50 p.m. on August 31, 1991.

Led by EMD GP60M No. 125, Santa Fe’s 791 train enters Houlihan’s Curve west of Chillicothe, Illinois, as it quickly descends Edelstein Hill on May 11, 1991.

With Peoria district trains now scheduled, the first sunday run crawls by the restored Rock Island depot in downtown Chillicothe with 21 cars for Peoria.

It’s a stark winter day in central Illinois as a westbound Santa Fe intermodal train, powered by five EMD GP60Ms, rolls west of Chillicothe on the short climb over Edelstein Hill on February 16,... (more)