IC 1027 leads south through Danforth on a beautiful March morning. To the right is the former depot that served the town back in the day. This stretch of the IC is really cool as almost every town... (more)

CN A407 blasts through downtown Sigel, Illinois on a chilly spring morning. Today's train has a four pack of Illinois Central SD70's. The more things change the more they stay the same.

IC 1038 is up to track speed as it sets its sights on Champaign. The trackage between Effingham and Champaign features many small towns that have deep roots to the Illinois Central.

IC 1038 wakes up the city of Effingham as it pounds the CN/CSX diamond. Right in front of us is Effingham's depot. Once served by IC and the PRR, the depot only sees Amtrak on the CN nowadays.

CN A408 is closing in on Champaign as it makes its way through Paxton, Illinois. Paxton is named after Sir Joseph Paxton who was not only a large IC shareholder but the architect of the Crystal Pa... (more)

No mistaking where we are here! CN A408 heads through Onarga at track speed with a duo of IC SD70's leading. Onarga was home to Allan Pinkerton's, the founder of Pinkerton National Detective Agenc... (more)

The trek to Centralia continues as IC 1021 flies through yet another small town in central Illinois. Danforth is a true Illinois Central town, founded in 1872 when the railroad came through.

The sound of a P5 wakes up the small town of Ashkum as A408 rips through. Ashkum is home to 750 people and was named after an Iroquois chief.

IC 1021 leads southbound CN A408 over the frozen kankakee River. The two IC SD70's are right at home as they'll be gliding down the former IC main all the way to Centralia.

It's hard to believe how long ago this was, but back in 2012 the SD70s still plied the rails on the hill.

IC 1035 leads CN L536 south on home rails as it passes by Kensington Tower. Kensington is where the South Shore gets onto the IC and continues into downtown Chicago.

CN L536 gets its journey started and crosses the bridge over Bubbly Creek. This bridge was built in 1906 for the Chicago and Alton RR. To the left is CTA's Ashland stop on the orange line.

CN L536 rolls south through Kensington with a duo of IC Deathstar SD70's for power. To the right is Kensington Tower which guards the CSS and IC. Even further right is the Pullman Company clock to... (more)

A pair of SD70's lead empty racks up Beaumont Hill on a clear winter morning in San Timoteo Canyon.

IC SD70 #1026 leads CN Train L547 northbound from Yazoo City to Memphis as they pass through Sisloff Junction, MS.