Illinois Central SD70 1025 rounds the curve north of Gilman, IL with a seasonal grain train in tow at pretty good speed. In the background the Danforth, IL grain elevator is visible.

With the old coaling tower providing a nice backdrop, M371 awaits a favorable signal to head south through Gilman.

A CN southbound is holding north of Gilman.

Basking in the humid July sun where temperatures have already exceeded 80 degrees at 8:00 AM, a pair of Canadian National locomotives wait for their next assignment in the small industrial yard in... (more)

Freshly painted CLCX S-2M 9698 sits at Cargill's elevator in Gilman, having been delivered shortly earlier on a new lease to the elevator. It's nice to see an Alco getting a new lease on life, esp... (more)

RCP&E SD40-2 #6456 shoves a small string of tank cars into CN's Gilman Yard.

The engineer goes over his track warrants with dispatch as he prepares for his depart from West Gilman. The consist includes 2 G&W GP50's and an ISRR GP40. The new TPW looks to be fairly busy thes... (more)

Reading the Illinois Central E unit was to lead the 2013 CN Holiday train I thought I should get out to see this train never knowing how long the 101 would remain. I spent the full day from Gilma... (more)

My friend and I had just joked about actually catching TP&W switching out at Gilman as we pulled into downtown. As we turned down 2nd street, joke became reality. TP&W 5015 is an ex-Frisco unit se... (more)

Built as ATSF 1528 in 1952, this Alco S4 found a home at the Cargill elevator (formerly Continental Grain) in Gilman, IL for 44 years. Finally, in late 2018 it was donated and shipped by flat car ... (more)

A southbound Illinois Central coal train passes concrete monuments to another era as it rumbles by the long-abandoned coaling towers at Gilman, Illinois, on May 5, 1990.

Early morning yard job, the crew on the yard job goes about their duty's. After they have built their train they will head so to Champaign, IL. IC 1038 awaits permission to enter the A plant in G... (more)

CN 8926 leads a SB manifest through Gilman. Still neat to see the old coal towers still standing in the background.

CN 5557, a SD60F, leads the Gilman local towards Champaign.

A Pair of ISRR GP40's are given the arduous task of switching out Incobrasa Industries on the TPW. They have to remove a number of empties before dropping off 60 loads of soy.