Amtrak's train #301 is running hard southbound at Girard bound for St. Louis with the Lincoln service. Trains are up to 90mph on this Illinois Taxpayer's Express highway. 301 has a 5 hours and 7 ... (more)

A CSX SD40-3 rebuild # 4015 and CSXT # 8368 leads the UP MBNAS-29 from Bloomington, IL to Alton Southern Yard in Saint Louis, Missouri outside Girard, IL.

Rare! One of only two Amtrak baggage cars currently in service with Vermonter graphics. The other is 1800...it had Acela-style stripes in 2002. This car has only a partial road # on this side (... (more)

Northbound Texas Eagle sports one of two active baggage cars with "Vermonter" graphics. This one is probably 1802, as 1800 had "Acela" style coach stripes back in Sep '02.