Classic Grand Trunk power near the yard office.
Windy 14 degree morning on Lake Decatur as an NS freight works its way over the old Wabash Railroad bridge.
Short local holds for a northbound Amtrak train at the entrance to the yard.
Rare Sunday appearance of short line Decatur Junction moving grain empties across the diamonds.
Grain train D2N out of Decatur heads west toward New Berlin & Jacksonville.
BNSF power in for service at the CN yard. BNSF is the major provider of coal transportation services in this area.
The last SD70 still in Conrail blue. Most have been repainted into NS black. This particular unit is bathed in the setting sun as it takes 21T to Missouri. Note: This unit has been repainted int... (more)
Since merging with CN in 2001 Wisconsin Central paint has become an infrequent site in this area. However, in the past month WC 3000 has appeared a few times to be used as yard power and on local... (more)
Trio of GP60's running long hood forward charge east past the depot. The trailing locomotives are NS 7128 & 7123.
Creeping across Lake Decatur on a beautiful fall afternoon. This concrete bridge has served the Wabash Railroad, Norfolk & Western and Norfolk Southern.
Dispatched out of Decatur CN power runs west through a typical rural Illinois town.
NS 301 slips under the Route 51 bypass. It is picking up speed at BD Junction after waiting on a northbound NS coal train. Ex. SOO, Ex. INRD.
NS 181 glides past the signals at BD Junction at sunset.
View from the cab of CN 2124 of passing A432. The Decatur, Illinois to Memphis, Tennessee mixed freight is running southbound.
CN has actively repainted its IC units. But many SD70's like this one still remain in original IC paint.
