UP's Marshalltown, Iowa to Peoria, Illinois manifest has plenty of John Deere combines up front as it closes in on its destination.
UP's M-PECL rounds the corner at Pottstown and appears in a clearing in the overgrowth. This once wide open area is being taken over by overgrowth. Photo time at this location seems to be on the... (more)
2 SD9043AC's power this empty coal train around the curve at Pottstown. This location was wide open in 2002 following the realignment of Illinois highway 8 and the tracks at this location, but to... (more)
In February 2001, BNSF and the TP&W switched interchange of intermodal from Ft. Madison to the Galesburg terminal, where it was combined with manifest bound for Peoria. The intermodal portion of ... (more)
A couple of flared radiator SD70M's lead this ballast train through Pottstown. BNSF's Peoria Sub to Galesburg is in the background.
UP northbound detour manifest (M ASPR?) at Pottstown. Can only get sun on the nose in mid summer.
An extremely lucky bit of sun on an otherwise dreary day reveals an ex-SP AC4400 acting as the DPU on a Cilco Edwards Station bound coal train.
Rail grinding on the UP Peoria Sub.
DP unit shoving on the rear as this empty coal train completes crossing a rough Kickapoo Creek.
Out of the early evening shadows appears an northbound CWR train.
UP's MPECL starts the climb up the 1% grade of Radnor Hill behind some unusual power for this train.
TP&W's Galesburg Job passes through Pottstown with East Peoria-bound intermodal loads.
A UP Monterrey to Beverly, Iowa coal train starts its ascent of Radnor Hill behind a patched ex-SP unit.
A Iowa Interstate detour train heads down the BNSF Peoria Sub. It would have been nice if the IAIS power had been up front.
