In August 1978, my father and I drove down to Beaverville, Illinois from Chicago to see the former N&W RS11s on the then recently formed Kankakee, Beaverville, and Southern. On our way there, we ... (more)

A408 with a pair of IC SD70s passes Otto Tower as the morning sun works at burning off the patchy fog.

Tom Golden photo.

Good morning, America, how are you
When exploring the Illinois Central in 1989-90, I couldn’t get the classic song by Steve Goodman, “City of New Orleans” from out of my mind. Dur... (more)

Amtrak 393, the southbound "Illini", wheels under the classic signal bridge at Otto on the mainline of CN's Illinois Central.