The babbling brook of Turtle Creek is alive once again with the sounds of Spring, interrupted by the "LIPS" overhead, returning home to Janesville after a day's work
Westbound manifest out of Columbus on the old Milwaukee Road..
CP's hot autoparts train rolls through Columbus on main 2 with a pair of golden rodents up front. MOW has slapped a 40mph slow order though here until they can tamp the main.
A visitor from the south shows up on the point of SSPR at Clyman...
The B train makes it's afternoon appearance at Turtle Creek...
Eastbound coalie interrupts the quiet Sunday afternoon passing the old depot in rural Maquon.
The Mississippi River laps at the BN as Galesburg-Superior manifest #143 meets CN run-through #340 from Winnepeg to Chicago. This is just the beginning of a long, devastating flood season on the ... (more)
Even faded, the CIM paint scheme is a nice combination of colors that roam the Illinois River valley no more.
Here's a brute...
A dog day Sunday afternoon at Springfield shops...
Manifest freight passes the now razed depot at Galva westbound.
Beardstown coal loads throttle up leaving the yard at Galesburg, headed south on the Quincy main at CP Saluda.
CP southbound knocks down the signal at Salem.
Trying to find an opening in the woods along the Grand River to get a bridge shot here can be a challenge...
The Conductor get his paperwork in order before departing the yard at Wyoming. CSX yard power working the west end provides a backdrop.