Norfolk Southern #1073 sits all alone at the docks of Lake Erie awaiting its next assignment.

Plenty of old EMD power can be seen at the VMV shop in Paducah.

EMDs a plenty at the LTEX shops in Mcdonald Ohio.

One of Central Illinois newest short lines Motive rail leads a loaded 105 car unit grain train into yard limits at Clinton.

Trains lined up and awaiting crews at Burnside Kentucky.

CN #2166 sits idle in the yard at Mattoon, where it awaits delivery.

NS #9580 sits idle as a monster sized Cat 992C loader passes by at the Ashtabula Harbor.

Plenty of old relics can be found at NRE in Mount Vernon.

Bitterly cold temps have broken this rail on the Union Pacific line at Clarksburg Illinois.

An old relic has shown up on the Evansville Western property in Mount Vernon Indiana.

Pacing EMDX 2012 as it leads the O55 Caterpillar train in Bartelso Illinois.

Two future CN Dash 8s sit idle at the CN yard in Centralia Illinois.

EMDX 1201 sporting its short lived Caterpillar scheme takes the O55 into Centralia.

A pair of ex BNSF units await the paint shop at Centralia Illinois where this old faded warbonnet will get a fresh coat of CN red, black and white.

A nice variety sits idle at the CN roundhouse.