KJRY covered wagons....last call! Making their way across the Spoon River in Seville, the KJRY continues to La Harpe with the westbound road freight from Mapleton. The F units will begin an extend... (more)

The end of an era? The Keokuk Junction Railway's FP9's and a GP20 are in charge of the Mapleton to La Harpe road freight as they pass through the small town of Blandinsville, home to 777 people. T... (more)

Smoke 'em if you got 'em! A pair of KJRY GP20's are sandwiching a GP16 as they are in charge of the La Harpe to Keokuk road freight. With the leader still sporting its Santa Fe Bluebonnet paint, t... (more)

Railfans say their goodbyes as the Keokuk Junction F units make their last trip west across the Spoon River at Seville, Illinois.

KJRY FP9 1750 plus a B-unit run through the grass and weeds as they approach their shop at Kolbe. This is the last time these units will operate before being stored, if not retired, by the new own... (more)

KJRY FP9 1750 plus a B-unit depart Bartonville with their train, passing the old Allied Mills elevator. This is the last time these units will operate before being stored, if not retired, by the n... (more)

Two out of the three KJRY Fs switch out cars in Bartonville. This is the last time these units will operate before being stored, if not retired, by the new owners of the KJRY.

An eastbound KJRY transfer from Mapleton to East Peoria heads into Peoria.

What's likely the list run of a KJRY F-unit across the Illinois River in Peoria. PREX FP9 1750, PREX F9B 1761, and PREX GP20 2003 with 23 cars - the ROCK hopper at the front was an added bonus. Ne... (more)

Keokuk Junction Railway heads West after interchanging with the Tazewell & Peoria Railroad earlier Wednesday. Copyright Steve Smedley

On the former Toledo, Peoria & Western main line, Keokuk Junction Railway light engines have just departed Cuba, Illinois, with a chance that it might encounter a horse and buggy at the E. Country... (more)

KJRY's train to the Tazewell & Peoria yard looks like something right out of the 1960's, with an ABA lashup featuring standard cab GP20s on each end and a FP9B in the middle.

Keokuk Junction Railway 1750 West crosses Illinois State Route 95 at New Philadelphia, Illinois on Tuesday, 9 April 2019. With the B unit out of the A-B-A set for service, the two Aunits, both FP9... (more)

Keokuk Junction Railway’s F units pass the abandoned grain elevator at New Philadelphia, Illinois, as they head west on the old TP&W main line on April 7, 2016.