After being in a slight derailment with 4 other hoppers down at Cadwell on the elevator spur (bad track), the UP 1066 is good to go for use again. The local brought it back to Villa Grove yesterda... (more)

Seen near Tuscola, UP 1066, still in its Southern Pacific colors, leads the LSB54 local north towards Villa Grove. The storms had been off and on today as a front moved through the area. They sure... (more)

With a trio of GEs on the point, Norfolk Southern intermodal train, 21T, gets up to speed out of the Dawn siding at Tolono, splitting the endangered searchlights. Not only is there Wabash-era sear... (more)

The KBSR grain train is finally made its zig-zags and is on its way south to Stewart for loading at the elevator. It is seen here passing an old approach signal for the diamond at Handy Tower.

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)

NS 14E blasts through "Martin" with six engines, the last two being dead in tow.

It may be mid-teen temperatures and 20+mph winds, but that isn't stopping me from braving the cold for some pictures! With a hefty (for the local) train in tow for Cadwell, Shelbyville, etc, the U... (more)

MPIPBJ flies south through Block at track speed. This train interchanged off the NS at Sidney, and was train 15E on the NS.

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)

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)

The LSB50 arrives home after a long day. This is the local based out of Villa Grove, IL.

Approaching Sibley, BLOL 7504 eases down to a crawl. Here at the elevator, the lead unit will be pulled off and used to load cars at the elevator. They are in the process of splitting this empty C... (more)

The snow has finally begun this afternoon and D91, the NS Tilton-based local, is not messing around with today's duties. They are seen here at *almost* track speed with a single SD40-2 and hoppers... (more)

Unlike McDonald's, UP offered a good looking MAC today on MYCAS. Here we see UP 3642, an EMD SD9043MAC, as it gets ready to make a large setout at Villa Grove.