Underneath the moonlight, NS 5211 takes a break for the night a few miles east of Mahomet.

After taking two hoppers to Metcalf, the ILSX 180 grabbed HLCX 3834 and FURX 5514, the newest addition to the Charleston Sub. After some power shuffling and waiting for the 101 to pass, the FURX 5... (more)

Once DREI's 101 arrived Chrisman, they had to run over to Dana for some work at the grain elevator. The three engines cut off from their train, backed around the wye, and coupled onto two hoppers ... (more)

Within the final two weeks of their operations, the Eastern Illinois Railroad Company is still making their customers happy. After getting the ice off the engine and making sure it's ready to go, ... (more)

Thanks to Camargo Township snowplows, there was a big snowbank placed right over the rails of the DREI mainline in Patterson Springs. Due to no trains all night or morning, today's 101 blasts thro... (more)

Today's DREI 101 is a hefty 7 car train pulled by 3 SD40-2 locomotives. Seen here at Murdock, the train hits another snowbank that has been piled over the rails by plow trucks who are still fighti... (more)

The day is nearing the end for this southbound Bloomer Line train. They had been loading all day at Cullom and are on there way to Sibley to top the cars off. At Cullom, they try to load two full ... (more)

The sun has begun to set as a southbound Bloomer Line grain train splits the elevator at Charlotte. Units 7591 and 7561 are the leaders of the pack, pulling the train "elephant style." T... (more)

A northbound Norfolk Southern grain train passes the entrance to a cemetery just north of Foosland, IL. The lead units on the train are a less-desired pair of Dash 9 locomotives, which are current... (more)

DREI's 101 rolls over the Embarrass River at Camargo during a downpour with a nice mixture of power on the head end.

WAMX 4234, the DREI's only 6-axle and a unit that rarely ever leaves Decatur Yard, leads westbound 101 over the diamond through Tuscola, IL. Due to engine issues with a few other units, expect to ... (more)

After my time machine ride back to the late 90s, a southbound freight to Centralia rips on em’ out of Champaign. Leading the way is a nice trio of IC SD70s, numbers 1003, 1032, and 1036.

On their final trip to Peoria and back, a GP20 and two of Keokuk Junction Railway's F units lead their train to Peoria. The trailing A unit, PREX 1750, was built as CN 6502 in 1954. It worked f... (more)

The Norfolk Southern line through Warsaw, IN has a neat stretch of track. The track sits on Hickory St. and the train shares the road with cars, making for an interesting scene. Train 12Q rolls... (more)

Northbound CSX train Q642 has finally departed Lafayette and is making its way north on the Monon Subdivision behind a pair of GE motors. The train is crossing over the Wabash River bridge, which ... (more)