NS D37 hits the NS diamond at Shops after picking up 4 cars from the Illinois & Midland.

The Texas Eagle passes Ridgely Tower on the last full day of its existence. The tower was torn down at 8:00 AM on August 8, 2011.

C&IM's two SD18's lead a short North Extra past a patch of wild flowers as the train approaches Ridgely Tower.

Quittin' Time: D33's conductor walks back to the yard office as the engineer backs the power and caboose into the yard. D33 has just returned to Bluffs after working the Meredosia Branch, ... (more)

Amtrak #22, the northbound Texas Eagle, prepares to hit the NS diamond at Shops as the train detours thru Springfield over the Illinois & Midland due to trackwork on UP's ex-GM&O mainline.

Back in May Union Pacific and NS agreed to divert a pair of stack trains running between Global 4 and Kansas City from the Transcon to a new routing via Springfield, IL and the former Alton and Wa... (more)

The northbound Texas Eagle passes Illinois' State Capitol building as it crosses the very appropriately named Capitol Avenue.

The classic B&O color position light signal at Deshler displays an "Approach Medium" aspect for CSX train G009 to enter the east siding at South Deshler.

The 60 is silhouetted by a beautiful sunset as it leads a short North Extra at Atterbury.

I&M's Kincaid coal train hits the UP diamonds at Ridgely as the 2nd trick operator enjoys the pleasant evening from the tower's "veranda".

NS D2M prepares to tie onto its train after running around it at New Berlin as the sun slowly rises above the eastern horizon. The crew left 150 empties on the Pass, with 75 to go east to Curran ... (more)

Amtrak #22 raises a cloud of dust as it thumps over the mud encased I&M diamond on the passing siding at Ridgely in preparation for a meet with Amtrak #301.

Beauty and the Beast: NS SD70M-2 2702 looks even more brutish than usual when compared to the smooth, sexy lines of a C4 Chevrolet Corvette.

The 31 emerges from one of the car shop buildings after spotting the RIP (repair in place) track. This is about as close as you're going to get to a "tunnel" shot in Central Illinois.

Sunset Route: A pair of matching Scarlet and Grey Espee GP60's thread thru the crossovers at Hazel Dell as the sun prepares the slip below the western horizon. Amazingly, SP 9721 remains u... (more)