NS 1116 and 1074, the Lackawanna Heritage, run around a southbound train on the main.

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)

UP GSHDNA, a southbound grain train, gets back on the move out of Block after waiting for a track inspector. This train will once again ease to a halt just north of Villa Grove at "Garbage Du... (more)

The MPRPB arrives into town with an old C40-8W leader sporting a nice K5H.

CSXT 8662 is the sole unit on this short Q131-30 as it splits the town of Montrose, IL in half. This train will split off the CSX St. Louis Line at St. Elmo, where it'll go to Salem on the UP's Sa... (more)

The UP MPRPB eases it's way diagonally across the horizon at 142.3 with an MP15AC, lettered for NREX, third out in the consist. Flickr: https://flic.kr/p/HAYrsL

After enforcing their crew truck with new tires, the DREI 400 crew went up to Hillsdale to grab this empty grain train for Tuscola. ADM loaded the train overnight and the 400 job showed up this mo... (more)

The MPRAS-03 arrives into Villa Grove with a colorful consist, consisting of a UP SD70M, 2 NS Widecab GEs, and a TFM SD70MAC. The TFM SD70MAC is not common around here. I'm glad I went down to get... (more)

Underneath the moonlight, NS 5211 takes a break for the night a few miles east of Mahomet.

Due to flooding in Nebraska and western states, quite a few intermodals were detoured up the UP Pana and Villa Grove Subdivisions today. Here at Villa Grove, UP 8541 heads another 3 GEs and an EMD... (more)

UP 8169 brings up the rear of northbound coal train CWEKS-15 (West Elk Mine, CO - Blue Island, IL)

A northbound Illinois Central grain train has just departed from Champaign minutes before and is getting up to track speed here at Leverett. Leading the way is IC 6250, a unit usually stuck betwee... (more)