Illinois & Midland's RS1325 30 passes a farm pond with Canada geese as the train returns to Powerton yards at Pekin on Monday morning after a quick trip to Havana. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

Thunderstorms build in the distance as Illinois & Midland Railroad Work 43 South accelerates away from work at the Weaver Popcorn load-out, at Forrest City, Illinois.