My late brother was driving by and spotted this shot being staged. He quickly grabbed a shot of a unique scene just outside of East Peoria. Photo by Bob Lehman.

All red but very eclectic.

So great to catch one of these on a train, new and clean.

The simplified paint scheme is not as nice as the earlier one but this unit looks well maintained and that's always pleasing.

Back in more prosperous days, this unit was looking good but was probably already surplus as the caps on the stacks would suggest. Already there was a bunch of newer EMD products on the property.

Hazy, hot and humid and Santa Fe's doing as only Uncle John could, out on the praire.

The wind always blows in Chicago but it's summer in Peoria and the heat and haze rest over the river and in the valleys. Makes you want a personal air conditioner. Along comes a unit train with ... (more)

Back in the days of prosperity when the railroad still had two types of units and there was business on line, a coal train is ready to go. I wonder if all the Ts are still there and operational. ... (more)

Nice looking paint job and I always had a soft spot for a "torpedo boat" but I've never figured out chopping the nose but not lowering it enough to actually see out of without getting out of the s... (more)

Well equipped and in one of the finest simple classic looking paint schemes around.

These are Ts but are unique to AN because unlike CSX Ts these have no D/B and no centrifugal air filtering.

How do we get along without the old "rent a wreck" master SP. Sooner or later everything showed up. This beast was nee SAL, ex-SCL, ex-SBD, ex CSX and one of a only a few in a proper VMV paint j... (more)

Can we call this a "Butthead Bonanza" looking good and sounding great with an inbound coal train.

Nicely equipped and beautifully maintained. Check out those switch target lamps. We miss them.

Empty coal train may be having brake problems.