First Joint! The V V's 1726 (Valerie) hooks up to their newest acquisition for the first time, 2 F9's from Minnesota. V V RR Trainmaster J.W Montegerard is seen here at the joint as he takes a qui... (more)

Finally Home!! V V's newest power is tucked away on a spur outside of Danville, IL, as the V V guys prepare to pick up these beauties and inspect them for the first time. Just before the pick-up o... (more)

Finally Home!! After a long journey from Minnesota the V V's F's have finally arrived on home rails. Here we see them moving toward RR headquarters at Olin. A good number of people were out to wit... (more)

You'll never see a Manifest Train east of the diamond in Schneider, IN, except for when this happens. This is coal territory and for the occasional local. This boy was originally headed south (to ... (more)

With F Units in consist, KB&S engineer Dale looks back to see how his train is doing as they shove back into the interchange with the U.P to retrieve some cars. The F's came off the CN at Kankake... (more)

V V RR's 1726 "Valerie" is seen deep in the backlot of their Olin, IN, property. Valery is sitting on the old main of the P&E and further down the old main one cane see a couple of old ... (more)

Engineers J.W. Montgerard and W.R. Carlton are seen here perched proudly upon the 4029 "Alice".

The V V RR is seen leaving Danville, IL, with MTY gon's picked up from the CSX interchange in town. In order to make room for the recent purchase of former Erie Mining F Units the V V has since so... (more)

These battered old warriors were once the go-to power for the SP to get their trains across the western states, but those days are now long gone. But it appears these brutes may get another lease ... (more)

The V V RR uses these Geeps for possible rebuilds or parts hulks. The 3rd unit out was once NYC and she is starting to reveal her lightning stripe scheme after all these years. The unit in the for... (more)

The engineer goes over his track warrants with dispatch as he prepares for his depart from West Gilman. The consist includes 2 G&W GP50's and an ISRR GP40. The new TPW looks to be fairly busy thes... (more)

KB&S 702 brings up the rear of train returning from Lafayette as it passes through the countryside near RR headquarters. There is a cut off spur to the right of the barn that once held KB&S' Alco'... (more)

The Hogger of ISRR 4040 has this westbound TP&W road freight moving at a swift 30mph. This speed is something that can be attributed to G&W's effort toward updating the physical plant of this rai... (more)

The local has finished its work at the Reynolds elevator and is now slowly moving west toward Hoosier Lift. I'm guessing this guy started out in Logansport earlier on in the day. On this day we wi... (more)

This consist is the result of 2 different KB&S trains combining at Darrow, IL. The front 2 locomotives brought a cut of 30 NS empty's back from Lafayette to deliver to Darrow via the old NKP line,... (more)