L509 heads south into Minooka on the CN Illinois River Line with IC 1017 leading 1002, seen here crossing Interstate 80.

As viewed from the inside of the interlocking tower at the Monticello Railroad Museum, IC GP11 #8733 shoves the MRM freight demo towards Downtown Monticello during Monticello Railroad Days 2021.

The GE's let out some smoke as a 612-axle long CN 121 crosses Courcelle Street with IC 2717, CN 2640 & CN 5649 up front and CN 2318 mid-train.

Return to home rails! IC 1005, still wearing Deathstar paint, leads CN A488 south down the former IC Beaumont District, now the CN Beaumont Subdivision. Here we see them pulling the hill though Be... (more)

L509 prepares to cross US Route 6 at East Morris.

L509 crosses the County Line at County Line Road with a pair of IC SD70’s.

IC SD40-3 6252, CN SD40U 6017, and BLE SD40T-3 909 round a curve with a southbound ore train, making its way into Munger, Minnesota.

IC 6252 leads ore loads South near Saginaw.

IC SD40-3 6251 leads ore loads South through Sax.

IC 6260 leads ore empties North through Saginaw.

IC 6260 leads ore empties North into Kelsey.

IC 6252 leads ore loads South through Munger.

IC 6252 leads ore loads South past the abandoned Saginaw depot.

With a severe thunderstorm looming in the background, three IC “Deathstar” SD70s fly north on home rails, seen here passing the old IC steam coaling towers in Gilman.

A wide assortment of power, from fallen flags to leasers, cruise north into Monee, seen here from the Reservoir. Todays Mid-America train has three IC SD70s up front.