Two CN-painted GP38-2s, from the IC and GTW, take CN R902 back towards Champaign Yard, having spent the past few hours switching the local industries on the spur, which required a caboose for the ... (more)

A CSX YN2 AC44CW leads NS 28M through Catlin on a nice February morning.

UP ZYCLD heads out of Villa Grove with two UP yellow units and a patched SP AC44CW.

UP MYCAS leaves Villa Grove with a new crew with two KCS SD70ACes for power, having gone into emergency in town due to a separated air hose.

A signal sits guarding the mainline just south of CP Glover, as the sun sets on a beautiful February day.

Cargill GP9R 913 sits at their elevator in Gibson City, still wearing its original WSOR paint.

Bloomer Line GP10 7549, still with its high hood and long hood forward setup, sits at the Alliance Grain complex west of town with leased LTEX SW1200RS 1206, in a unique purple and yellow paint sc... (more)

Bloomer Line GP9 7591, the first engine ever rostered by the BLOL, sits at the Alliance Grain elevator in downtown Gibson City.

Not your typical long hood...AgRail 35 has a protrusion in its long hood which originates from its BM days, where the box held equipment to provide electrical power to the commuter trains it pulle... (more)

The veteran Wabash signals still stand guarding the west side of CP Dawn. Having survived two mergers and over 50 years, their time for replacement has come, with NS opting to replace them as they... (more)

NS 957, the Illinois Division Christmas Train, heads towards WABIC with SD60Es 6920 (Honoring Our Veterans) and 911 (Honoring Our First Responders) leading. Quite the train on quite the day of rai... (more)

NS 957, the Illinois Division Christmas train, heads out of Decatur and towards Illiopolis during its last run of the day, with WAB F7A 1189 and CN FPA-4 6789 leading on one end, and special NS SD... (more)

It's early in the morning, and MRYM crews are moving equipment into position for the day's festivities. Here, SOU 2-8-0 401 backs out after a stop at the station, sending out a good burst of water... (more)

The star of this year's Railroad Days event was WAB caboose 2824, freshly restored for the event. The MRYM did a great job in restoring the caboose, turning it from a primer coat to its three-colo... (more)

The trackmobile at Premier Co-Operative's elevator in Sidney heads back in the elevator with a cut of hoppers to be loaded. With harvest season comes the grain trains, and the trackmobile is back ... (more)