Palestine Turn southbound, with Hoosier Energy's Merom power plant (served by INRD, of course) in the background.

FEMA train heading south on the Marion Branch. As it happened, while waiting for this train I was listening to an episode of "A Prairie Home Companion" recorded in and focused on New Orleans.

Nice setting in one of my favorite place to hang out on a nice day and let the trains come to me!

The signal at "Spiketown", halfway between the control points at west Marshall and east Aden.

V500 is now pointing east on the former B&O Springfield line, which it will use to its junction with the C&ED Sub at Hillsdale, IN, then proceed the last few miles to Duke Energy's Cayuga plant.

V500 passes the ancient B&O state line marker, moving from Illinois into Indiana. This train is the only one that uses this portion of the old B&O to Springfield, and runs very sporadically.

Empties from Hoosier Energy's Merom plant bound for Somerville at "Tresselville".

Yes, I was standing next to Samuel.

Action pan reflection.

Celebrating its 57th birthday and still in everyday service, for a Class 1 no less, ICE 114 takes a ride on the Rock (IAIS) to get back home to Nahant.

Coke loads bound for Fayette, Indiana.

UP 1995 was trailing, but the leader was a good consolation prize! Might this turn out to be the last time this famous trio ran together? CNW 8701 was involved in a collision at Proviso the next... (more)