After what seemed like turtle speed from Lincoln to Mt. Pulaski, the C788 is finally putting the hammer down through the small Central Illinois town of Latham. In the lead is UP’s Southern Pacif... (more)

After a long walk up to the trestle, it took a couple of minutes for the train to reach the bridge. You could hear the train grinding up the hill quite well, but it took it a bit to show its face.... (more)

These pair of ICs were a familiar occurrence many moons ago, giving this photo a stuck-in-time look. Not only is the photo stuck in time, this car seems to be stuck in the field. When I went by an... (more)

After sitting a mile east of Mahomet since yesterday afternoon, the D41 got a crew this morning and began making their way into town. They highballed their work at The Andersons due to a grain tra... (more)

With a large lightning storm overhead, the Tuscola-based 200 job power sits quiet for the night.

"Relics of the Past" An old Wabash searchlight signal that used to protect the N&W/WAB and IC diamond just north of Strawn, IL, stands dark. This trackage is now part of the Bloomer L... (more)

Through the tree tunnel near Mapleton, the KJRY F units are just about to complete their last run to Peoria and back.

After a run from Decatur to Chrisman (with work at Tuscola), the DREI tied down at Grapevine Road on the Danville Subdivision, allowing for some pictures. The crew will then go from here back to D... (more)

The Norfolk Southern line through Warsaw, IN has a neat stretch of track. The track sits on Hickory St. and the train shares the road with cars, making for an interesting scene. Train 12Q rolls... (more)

The man in charge of the locomotive, seen from the cab.

A G&W-tarnished UTAH MK unit is the leader on this freight train from Salina, KS. They are seen here through Glasco passing a couple of derailed cars from a while back. Nothing like the smell of r... (more)

The snow is blowing over the rails and creating quite a scene on this cold, blustery day in central Illinois. A northbound empty wheat train enters the siding at Tuscola behind a UP AC4400CW-CTE. ... (more)

What a cool place. Webster is located a little ways to the west of Sheldon. This is the location of where the Toledo Peoria & Western railroad crosses the former Milwaukee Road line towards Terre ... (more)

This morning's DREI 101 only made it to Tuscola and not beyond the diamond, as the UP had an issue with a train hung over the interlocking. This train had the diamond blocked for at least two hour... (more)

After hitting a truck along the Villa Grove sub near Goodwine, IL a month or so ago, UP 7464 sits in Villa Grove yard for another evening. There is also a boxcar on a flatcar behind it..