A solo Bloomer geep brings a potash train through the small town of Strawn, Illinois headed south toward Gibson City.
Bloomer 7561 heads south through Strawn with grain loads for the CN at Gibson City.
Two GP10s lead a cut of CN cars South down the Bloomer mainline towards Gibson City.
A North bound Bloomer Line train passing some codeline in the small farm town of Strawn, Illinois.
The most stereotypical farm scene available. The BLOL 7591 leads a loaded NS grain train past a grain bin & grain auger seen from across a farm field. Hello Illinois!
BLOL 7591 rounding a curve at Risk Junction heading back to Gibson City to deliver a grain train back to the NS.
BLOL 7591 makes it over the big hill and starts its descend down to Sibley
BLOL 7591 leaves Strawn behind as it climbs a hill outside of town
BLOL 7591 moves through the fields of central Illinois with 25 loaded grain cars for Gibson City
Bloomer Line Veteran leads corn train At 64 years old, Bloomer Line 7549 South blasts past old code line alongside the former Wabash mainline that once hosted the streamliner "Blue Bird&quo... (more)
An early morning Bloomer Line train heads North over a wooden trestle just South of Strawn, Illinois.
Three light Bloomer units head north through the small town of Strawn.
BLOL 7591 sits with the rest of the roster at Risk Junction, waiting for a new crew to take them home in the morning after delivering to CN.
It's a cold and snowy one on the Bloomer Line as Engineer Paul Jones brings 45 cars back from Cullom and Charolette, on the hill between Sibley and Strawn, IL.
BLOL 7591 wrapping around Risk Jct.