Rail America's Toledo Peoria & Western Railway Galesburg Job has high wides on the head end, as it heads back to Peoria in snow showers at Knoxville, Illinois. The Knoxville PD is quiet this morni... (more)

While the horizon is level, the railhead is not as 97A's Southbound crew gets thrown around the cab as the train hits a low spot in the siding North of Bellevue. They are meeting another F unit po... (more)

Rock Island ran an express train from Joliet to Chicago and return every weekday. The Bankers Special made limited stops and flew along on questionable trackage. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

Rock Island ran an express train from Joliet to Chicago and return every weekday. The Bankers Special made limited stops and flew along on questionable trackage. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

Illinois Central Gulf APL train has just cleared yard limits Mt. Pulaski and is working back up to track speed. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

Illinois Central Gulf Railroad ''SLINGSHOT'', roars through Dwight, Illinois with a former IC GP40 still in the Green Diamond scheme. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

Illinois Central Gulf Railroad ''HOOSIER COAL'', loaded at Farmersville coal mine south of Springfield, is taking the wye off the Springfield District and has about half of its train on the PD ma... (more)

Illinois Central Gulf Railroad train # 32 departs the Bloomington yards in March 1987 STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

Bloomer Line leased GP15-1 is on its first test run. The LTEX 1413 and the Bloomer 7561 depart with 32 loads at Cropsey. STEVE SMEDLEY

Seen from the Ward Bridge, the Bloomer Line leased GP15-1 is on its first test run. When the 18 car train gets to Cropsey, crews will combine the 1413 and the Bloomer 7561 with the other loads and... (more)

Bloomer Line has leased a former NS, Conrail GP15-1 from Larry's Truck and Electric. The unit is shown on its first run, taking the siding in Colfax to run around a 18 car train after loading at t... (more)

IC 3140 departs Mt. Pulaski, in 72 degree Sunday afternoon weather. The 3140 is a one of a kind unit on the CNIC's roster, coming from a former CNW GP50. Its far from its start in life racing Falc... (more)

IC 3140 works Mt. Pulaski, in 72 degree Sunday afternoon weather. The 3140 is a one of a kind unit on the CNIC's roster, coming from a former CNW GP50. Its far from its start in life racing Falcon... (more)

Milwaukee Road 100A leads train 107 into Green Island, Iowa on a fantastic fall day, Oct. 21, 1978. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

Illinois Central 3140 North works past an abandoned farm truck in Mt. Pulaski, Illinois. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO