The 31 emerges from one of the car shop buildings after spotting the RIP (repair in place) track. This is about as close as you're going to get to a "tunnel" shot in Central Illinois.

Waterworks lives up to its name as flood waters from the Sangamon River serve as a reflecting pool for I&M 60 North's short two car train as it heads to Havana.

Illinois & Midland RS 1325 31 has a healthy train in tow after the weekend holiday as she heads back home along the Tazewell & Peoria's double track on Monday morning. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

One of the two RS1325 locomotives on the Illinois and Midland.

Smoke 'em if you got 'em!

I love it when a plan comes together! This train departed Springfield just as I was leaving work. That gave me plenty of time to get back home to Petersburg, run a quick errand, and then chase t... (more)

The 60 is silhouetted by a beautiful sunset as it leads a short North Extra at Atterbury.

The Shops Roadswitcher easily rolls downgrade North of Hilltop, once a helper district for the Chicago & Illinois Midland Railroad. Today the seven cars pushing on the drawbar of SD18 60 are no is... (more)

Power from the Springfield Job lays overnight in the yard at Havana. This power brought 50 empty coal cars and 12 cement cars out of Springfield midday today and will layover tonight for a dayligh... (more)

I&M 60 and 61 await their next work in Taylorville, IL in this 2001 scene.

My Thursday off work began with the I&M 60 heading south for Havana with a handful of cars. The railroad has replaced several trestles and culverts, along with cleaning out the ditch between Power... (more)

The Iowa Interstate ES44AC has just cut away from its inbound train while the TZPR backed in its power led by a SD18 borrowed from sister railroad I&M. Big power for both railroads, but from enti... (more)

With the cab facing south, Illinois & Midland 61 is seen along the blacktop between Forest City and Manito, Illinois. The 60's and two RS 1325's are equipped with dual controls. SAM SMEDLEY P... (more)

Chicago & Illinois Midland fell under the umbrella of Genesee & Wyoming in 1996, and was renamed the Illinois & Midland. To find a pristine SD20 still in C&IM paint, along with the classic aban... (more)

A peak into the shops shows 462 and 2003 undergoing extensive overhauls. 462 was having a traction motor swapped out