2 former Southern High Hood EMD's lead NS D49 local approaching Deer Creek, IL

NS 3270 leads D49 back to Good Yard cutting through the farmland approaching the small town of Deer Creek.

The last RailAmerica locomotive on TPW heads out of Cruger with 25 loads.

UP 6052 leads 2 patched SP's under the soon to be retired CNW Searchlights at Rochelle, IL.

BNSF 7500 East passes a waiting M-GALIHB on the BNSF's Chillicothe Subdivision.

TPW 5008 heads east with 15 AOKX hoppers at Cruger, IL.

TPW 5008 heads east, without lights on, with a few covered hoppers at Cruger, IL.

2 RCPE SD40-2's leads WB TP&W Road freight approaching Dee-Mack Rd east of Washington. TPW recieved 4 RCPE SD40-2's within the past couple weeks.

TPW 4020 with a single flat car loaded of stick rail is at Cruger while MoW crews prepare to unload the car here at Cruger.

TPW 5015 leads a 5 locomotive consist on a good sized west bound road train.

TPW 3830 recently reactivated for service leads grain loads from Cruger past the tornado ravaged town of Washington, IL on this freezing December morning.

TPW 3821 heads long hood forward through Gridley, IL with 9 loads.

CN 8926 leads a SB manifest through Gilman. Still neat to see the old coal towers still standing in the background.

CN 5557, a SD60F, leads the Gilman local towards Champaign.

Broken rail underneath the derailed CBNS 5009 at Cruger, IL. Talked to the engineer of the train and he said he believes the broken rail was the result of the derailment. This was only a minor der... (more)