4 big GE's are cruising toward Chicago with a long string of trailers in tow as they cross the Illinois river at Chillicothe, IL.

BNSF westbound on Houlihans's curve shortly after the trains strated rolling again on the Transcon after the line had been shut down for close to 24 hours due to a derailment.

BNSF distributed power stack train at Houlihan's Curve.

A little over 24 hours after a derailment shut the Chillicothe Sub down, a stack train with 2 units up front and 2 more on the rear lean into Houlihans curve and up Edelstein hill.

"Uncle Pete" seems to visit the BNSF Chillicothe Sub often. This westbound autorack is at "Houlihan's Curve" ready to head up the 1% grade of Edelstein Hill.

Blue bonnet idles in the yard.

NS eastbound stack train descending Edelstein Hill on BNSF Chillicothe Sub just west of Chillicothe

"One Unit Wonder" BNSF eastbound stack train approaching Houlihan's Curve

IAIS400, an ex-Rock Island GP7, passes the ex-Rock Island depot at Chillicothe.

213 was a Santa Fe symbol for this Conrail run through to KC.

CRPE limps through Chillicothe at a stellar 10 MPH passing the vintage RI Depot and semiphore preserved for history's sake.

"The night the music died." The haze seen in the air enveloping Houlihan's Curve turned to fog overnight for miles around, contributing to the crash of the helicopter Steve Ray Vaughn was riding ... (more)

Four units in three different paint schemes lead an intermodal train west as it wraps around famed Houlihan's Curve.

Santa Fe's "queen of the fleet" train 199, starts its climb up Edelstein Hill behind new Super Fleet power and a friendly wave from the conductor. Scanned from a K64 slide.