NS train D49 crosses the Farm Creek as it departs East Peoria after picking up interchange at the TZPR.

NS D49 has 5 Cat D11's in tow as it makes its way out of East Peoria. The D11 is the largest in the Caterpillar track-type tractor line-up.

NS D49 makes its departure from East Peoria. The background of this photo used to be Caterpillar's "J through X" manufacturing complex, but now is the "Levy District" shopping... (more)

Taking RS1325 #31 to its final home. NS train D49 has I&M RS1325 #31 in tow as it makes its trip from the Tazewell & Peoria yard. The locomotive is bound for the Monticello Railway Museum in Mon... (more)

NS D49 outbound from the Tazewell & Peoria yard behind the 9-1-1 heritage unit.

D49 is seen heading east from Peoria at Carlock during a moderate snowfall in northern Illinois.

A trio of NS EMDs lead D49 west through Carlock.

A trio of NS EMDs lead D49 west through Yuton.

One of the most classic scenes you can get on the NS Bloomington District between Bloomington & Peoria is catching a train passing through Crandall Jct. This is where the NS crosses the TPW Morton... (more)

A NS High Hood GP38-2 leading the NS D49 train across the Mackinaw River bridge just West of the town of Congerville, IL on the former NKP. This line sees very seldom traffic.

NS D49 on the Western outskirts of the small country town of Goodfield, IL along the NS Bloomington District. This trackage is former NKP.

The NS train from Bloomington to Peoria notching up as they come up to a small hill in between the towns of Goodfield & Deer Creek, IL alongside Route 150. This was a nice little chase from Bloomi... (more)

NS 5036, one of the few remaining high hoods on the NS roster moving West through the Illinois countryside seen from Interstate 74 with a windmill farm in the background and a farming field in the... (more)

One of the few remaining GP38 high hoods on the NS roster is seen here leading train D49 from NS Good Yard in Bloomington, IL. This train will run West to East Peoria, IL where NS will run to the ... (more)

NS 5299, a GP38-2 that was built for the PC in 1973 leads the NS D49 train from NS Good Yard in Bloomington, IL to the G&W Company TZPR East Peoria Yard in Peoria, IL on the original NKP trackage.... (more)