TP&W's Galesburg Job blasts through Edwards with Cat track-type tractors in tow.
Glad the train got here, because in another couple of minutes, I am out of light.
The westbound TP&W Galesburg job meets BNSF light power, in the form of LLPX SD38-2 lease units. I believe that the LLPX SD38-2's went on to Iowa Interstate in their 150 series.
Westbound coal empty at Edwards.
A combined wb 107 sits in the siding at Edwards. 8118 and 522 were on Tuesday night's train while 509 and 2695's were on Wednesday's.
BNSF 557 west accelerates through Edwards, IL on BNSF's Peoria Sub. The Christmas holiday has caused a build up of traffic bound for Galesburg as evidenced in this photo. Caterpillar and Komatsu... (more)
A windmill parts train rounds the curve into the tiny village of Edwards.
BNSF 6112 West is on the Peoria Subdivision of the former CB&Q's Galesburg to Peoria line, as it heads westward at Edwards, Illinois on Saturday Jan 31st, 2009. The empty coal train is returning f... (more)
An empty coal train from ADM in Decatur blasts through Edwards, Illinois. I couldn't figure out if the big blob of ice trackside was done on purpose or was just a random act of nature.
A Iowa Interstate detour train heads down the BNSF Peoria Sub on a very cold January morning.
A Iowa Interstate detour train heads down the BNSF Peoria Sub. At 10 mph this guy wasn't hard to chase.
Light power heading from Peoria to Galesburg. Judging from the middle unit, a cabless SD40-2B, these are Galesburg hump motors which have escaped the yard for some special purpose.
A railfan's dream house.
