Passing a lone tree and country road, BLOL 7504 and friends are pulling on their empty grain train for points north.

After loading different cuts of cars all morning, EIRC 1040 paired up to it's partner-in-crime, the 7565. They then backed south of town one final time for the last cut. After loading these 6 cars... (more)

BNSF 940 and a UP GE lead train V-BLUBEL under the Santa Fe searchlight signals in Edelstein, IL. - 10/13/13

"Next Stop... The TP&W" UP's LSB50 with UP 1945 and 1494 pulls north out of Villa Grove with a big train consisting of transformers, hoppers, and tank cars.

The KJRY job to Peoria is rounding the curve into the area known as “Hollis.” Everyone out shooting the train at this time was worried that they would wye the power at Peoria and have the 2003... (more)

WAMX 4002 and an ex-ICE motor are powering today's westbound 101, seen here a mile east of Tuscola.

Throttling out of Whitewood, this 3-pack of SD40s show no mercy to the decent sized train in tow. The RCPE is an awesome railroad to photograph.

UP 1440 and a HLCX unit lead the LSB50 local south into the setting sun and over the last crossing of the day.

Right on the tail of NS 20T, NS 146 coasts east through Philo "The Center of the Universe" with a C40-9 and SD40-2 pair.

NS #1066 leads train MPIPBJ south on the UP. This train was 15E on the NS before he interchanged with the UP to go to Pine Bluff.

After slowing to let UP 1982 pass, two older CSX EMDs and a UP ES44AC get the ZYCLD up to speed out of Villa Grove.

The vintage pair of 1950s-built GPs are heading this loaded 90 car grain train through the town of Brocton with the train in tow for interchange with the DREI/CSX at Metcalf.

Gone are the days of the CSX Decatur Subdivision, now owned by Watco and operated as the Decatur & Eastern Illinois Railroad. Four axle GPs were quite common on this line while traffic was still r... (more)

DREI's 101 rolls over the Embarrass River at Camargo during a downpour with a nice mixture of power on the head end.