Bloomer loaded grain train waits to deliver to the NS.

The BLOL shoves on the loads to clear the run-a-round.

The grain loads pause as they prepare to hand-off the train to a waiting NS crew.

Lugging hard on the loads up and around the curve south of Sibley.

Splitting the crossing signals.

Riding the small hills enroute to Gibson City pulling 40 grain loads.

Its a shame the middle unit can't fade fast enough to match the other two, lessor or not.

The Bloomer's high nose GP unloads covered hoppers on the mainline north of Gibson City.

Dressed in the mother company's paint and name, Bloomer 1 stands poised for the upcoming fall harvest.

Delivered as NYC GP9 6002 in 1956.

A fine looking specimen from the Paducah rebuild center, frog eyes included.

The Bloomer's road train gets off the ex-IC branch and onto the ex-Wabash mainline for the run to Gibson City.

Mmmmm...rural branchline railroading at its finest. The only thing that could make it better is if that leaser weren't in the middle. Taken from a grade crossing while train was paused to unload g... (more)

The Cubs game booms loud from the plant manager's pickup as he overlooks the loading of a long cut of hoppers on a lazy summer Friday in central Illinois.

The beans are doing good, and glad its not Corn as there no shot with corn.