The first SD40 manufactured by EMD in 1964 as EMDX 434. Donated by CN to the Monticello Railway Museum this classic locomotive waits for delivery at the yard in nearby Decatur. The museum tells ... (more)
Nice collection of old IC power at the CN Decatur yard.
Parked on a display track is Baldwin manufactured ME 303. Mississippi Eastern served the logging industry and operated from 1903 through 1942.
In its operational days the tower at Ramsey controlled rail traffic for the Illinois Central, Nickel Plate and later Norfolk & Western.
Self-propelled Herzog multi-purpose MoW vehicle. Top speed of 50mph. Currently doing work for BNSF.
Rebuilt low emission gensets move across Brush College Road entering the ADM yard. Archer Daniels Midland uses several of these "LEAF" units from RSSX.
FRA track geometry train glides along inspecting tracks from Decatur to Mattoon. This self-propelled car holds up to 20 people, has a computer room and a kitchen.
Waiting for a small repair before starting the morning during Railroad Days.
GP38-2 powers a remote control platform over the diamonds while delivering cars to the CN yard.
The end of an era. This rusted relic was the last unit on the CSX roster still in original Seaboard paint. It has since been repainted into CSX blue.
The flag and Wabash Depot reflect off of the high gloss finish of the cab of newly restored Southern 401. Rebuilt by the Monticello Railway Museum this great locomotive is running under its own p... (more)
Great looking Illinois Central E9 on display at the Centralia Amtrak station. Ex. CBQ 9938.
Engineer Steve slowly rolls CN 6789 down the tracks and past an old N&W caboose.
NS 2419 & 2418 return to the yard after switching the ADM plant.
An Illinois Central SD70 still in its classic black & white paint scheme, on the point of A431, crosses the diamonds running from Mattoon to Decatur.
