Amtrak #302 crosses the I&M diamond at Ridgely. Hard to believe that the tower was closed over a year ago.
NS D37 hits the NS diamond at Shops after picking up 4 cars from the Illinois & Midland.
set of power C&IM facility Springfield, IL
Amtrak Heritage P42DC 156 leads today's edition of the northbound Texas Eagle as the train hits the Illinois & Midland diamond at Ridgely Tower.
CN 5711 leads an empty Farmersville coal train south across the mostly frozen waters of Lake Springfield. Once loaded at the Crown II mine, this train will head north to Cedar Rapids, via Peoria ... (more)
The KCS Local "takes the connection" at the Brickyard on CN's Gilman Subdivision as it heads back west to Cockrell and home rails southwest of Springfield after working the Illinois & Midland inte... (more)
C&IM's two SD18's lead a short North Extra past a patch of wild flowers as the train approaches Ridgely Tower.
The Loop, Amtrak train #311, passes Ridgely Tower during the summer of 1993. Look at all the history: No. 10 slip switch is still in place, the "Iron Man" train order stand hasn't been rem... (more)
"Hogger" This guy is an engineer and has the tat to prove it. Curiously, though he is seated on the wrong side of the locomotive, at least when this shot was taken.
Waterworks lives up to its name as flood waters from the Sangamon River serve as a reflecting pool for I&M 60 North's short two car train as it heads to Havana.
UP operator Mike Myers is out on the veranda as Amtrak #300 passes Ridgely Tower on its early morning trek to Chicago.
NS D31 departs Shops Yard, with newly rebuilt GP40-2 3101 running long hood forward.
NS D31 blasts out of Springfield after waiting for Amtrak #301.
Amtrak #301 threads thru the switches at Iles as the train crosses over Norfolk Southern's Decatur-KC mainline.
The UP local waits on the Dick Lead for two Illinois & Midland track inspectors to clear up before heading south to the I&M yard to make a pick up.
