Fresh out of the paint shop ES44C4 #6934 leads the Q NYCLAC thru Galesburg.

A colorful cast of characters fill the engine tracks at BNSF's Galesburg Yard. At first glance, one can easily make out warbonnets, bluebonnets and other schemes from NS, CSX and KCS.

I spy...3 BN SD60Ms, an ACe, two warbonnets, a CSX GE, a few BNSF geeps, 1 NS SD70M-2, an F unit, a 60M under wraps, 1 CP Rail SD40-2, and a whole lot of Dash 9s! That's a lot of power! BNS... (more)

The Zephyr and the horse. A standard cab Dash 9 leads a westbound (southbound at this point) freight through the Amtrak Station and into the yard at Galesburg. Third out in the consist is a... (more)

Train #65 ran from Chicago, IL, to Denver, CO. Normally the train departed Galesburg around mid-morning for the trip across Iowa after doing work at the intermodal yard in Galesburg Yard. Here a l... (more)

More from that first roll of film John shot at Galesburg after transfer to the midwest: Covered wagons in an A-B-B-B-B configuration just released to the freight pool ease an eastbound into town a... (more)

More from that first roll of film John shot at Galesburg after transfer to the midwest: the class unit #8500 leads a westbound past the approach to GI after curving past the depot and crossing W. ... (more)

For some reason unknown to John, Amtrak's Quincy Zephyr is detouring to Chicago over ATSF, instead of making the run via Mendota on the BN as usual. The train utilized CNW equipment at this point... (more)

The Godfather is making his first visit to Galesburg after moving to the midwest in 1973, and the menu today includes this re-route of the Quincy Zephyr from the BN to the Santa Fe. During this e... (more)

An IAIS detour enters the Galesburg Terminal at Chambers Street on the Peoria Sub. This detour is a result of the derailment in Tiskilwa, IL on Friday.

Arriving at its final destination, CSXT 823 advances through the Galesburg Yard with its westbound manifest, along with the help of a trio of NS units.

BNSF 7414 rolls west into town, with a gondola train bound for the Galesburg Yard up ahead.

Need an engine? We have BN GP28M's, BNSF GP38-2's, ATSF GP39-2's, Bluebonnet switchers, EMDX blue leasers, BN Executive SD70MAC's, KCS Southern Belle SD70ACe's, BJRY switchers, you name it!

The crew on this lengthy grain train is ready to go, as they await the call from the dispatcher.

Fueling 'em up. BNSF 8974 receives some attention on the main, just outside of the Galesburg Yard.