What is a small town in Illinois without a railroad, grain elevator(s), and a Casey's General Store? Here in Atwood, Watco's Decatur & Eastern Illinois Railroad rolls through town with train 101 b... (more)

CN 5664 is the lead unit on this pair of SD75Is as the engineer has it in full throttle towards the town of Tolono. Another Illinois sunrise doesn't disappoint, dyeing the sky with hues of blue, p... (more)

After waiting an hour or so for the train to get on the move, the northbound signal finally dropped to red and the radio chatter began. Nearly splitting the IC-era ABS signals in Clinton, the C... (more)

The KJRY job to Peoria is rounding the curve into the area known as “Hollis.” Everyone out shooting the train at this time was worried that they would wye the power at Peoria and have the 2003... (more)

Through the tree tunnel near Mapleton, the KJRY F units are just about to complete their last run to Peoria and back.

After sitting a mile east of Mahomet since yesterday afternoon, the D41 got a crew this morning and began making their way into town. They highballed their work at The Andersons due to a grain tra... (more)

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)