IR 5006, an HBR paint SD50, leads a cut of sand empties from Zearing southbound out of Ladd, IL.

Illinois Railway's Zearing Job heads eastbound through Ladd with the lone GP20 today. This GP20 and the IR CF7 have since been replaced by a pair of HLCX GP38-2s in UP paint.

IR 5 leads the charge, headed south towards La Salle, its final destination for the evening.

IR 5 leads the way back to La Salle, crossing the wooden trestle, located in the middle of nowhere.

The Rail Net crosses the wooden trestle, just northwest of Ladd.

After working at Zearing, the Illinois Railway's 104 Job heads back to La Salle, with its unique CF7/GP20 combo.

Great Western 5625 rolls through a brief snowstorm on 90-pound rail from 1906-1911 as it slowly makes it's way towards Zearing and the BNSF Mendota Subdivision.

Illinois Railway 5 and Great Western Railway 5625 run light east through Ladd, Illinois, after taking a load of hoppers to the BNSF Mendota Subdivision at Zearing. The power is now returning to La... (more)

Illinois Railway's Peru to Zearing local is running late on Friday afternoon, making for nice lighting as the train heads North west out of Ladd on its run to Zearing and the interchange yard with... (more)

The Illinois Railnet LaSalle to Zearing Job is shown crawling across one of several wooden trestles, this one over Spring Creek at Ladd, Illinois on its way to interchange with the BNSF at Zearing... (more)

After at least 10 minutes of blocking the only crossing in downtown Ladd, this truck driver pretty much floored it when the train finally cleared. The train is backing up to put a bunch of bulkhea... (more)

After creating Ladd's only rush hour by blocking the crossing for a good 20 minutes pushing cars into the siding, NKC 3 has now finally pulled forward with a lot less cars than it previsouly had(2... (more)

NKC 3 and IR 5 ease through town at a comfy 10 MPH enroute to LaSalle.