The 30 and its short train of 4 "Reeds" round the curve at Cimic after copying a Track Authority from the CN RTC. The train is just about to cross Route 104.

NS D23 roars up Griggsville Hill "N&W-style" as it heads west to Outer Depot, on the west side of Hannibal. Usually this job only runs at night, which makes this daylight photo very rare.

NS 33J flies west past the old elevator at Island Grove behind ex-N&W SD40-2 1633 running long hood forward. Imagine the 1633 with block "NW" logos and the two ex-CR units painted black and this ... (more)

NS' Santa Train prepares to head back to the Roundhouse to tie up after a long day for its all volunteer crew. Tomorrow they will do it all over again.

Norfolk Southern helped me celebrate the 4th of July this year by sending an early morning eastbound rack train thru Springfield with a nice, new ES44AC on the point.

Capitol Idea: Taking advantage of #302's station stop downtown, I was able to get ahead of the train for this nice, unobscured view of the train passing the Illinois State Capitol.

BNSF 9935 East prepares to depart Lowder after meeting a westbound CN grain train.

NS #952 gleams in the early morning sun as the train traverses one of the big curves between Holliday and Fowkes, MO. On board the OCS are CEO Wick Moorman and his entourage as they inspect NS' e... (more)

Amtrak's #22 and #301 were both running late on the morning of July 4th, so the UP dispatcher took advantage of the situation to get this empty northbound grain train up to the Illinois & Midland ... (more)

One of the greatest things about the old Wabash line in the Springfield area are all of the pacing shots that can be taken alongside the tracks from old US 36. Here NS #145 seemingly sails across... (more)

Local D31 paces traffic on old US Route 36 east of Orleans at sunset.

#145's crew stretches their legs while they wait in the Pass at Chapin for local D31 to complete their work at Bluffs and Naples and head back east toward Springfield.

NS D31 blasts out of Springfield after waiting for Amtrak #301.

#145 slides out of the Pass at Dalton after meeting D2M with a very ratty-looking SD70 on the point.

Former GP59 demonstrator EMD 9 leads eastbound train #384 at East Hannibal in October 1996. The train was in the Pass waiting on tri-weekly westbound stack train #279.