Led by EMD GP60M No. 125, Santa Fe’s 791 train enters Houlihan’s Curve west of Chillicothe, Illinois, as it quickly descends Edelstein Hill on May 11, 1991.
With Peoria district trains now scheduled, the first sunday run crawls by the restored Rock Island depot in downtown Chillicothe with 21 cars for Peoria.
It’s a stark winter day in central Illinois as a westbound Santa Fe intermodal train, powered by five EMD GP60Ms, rolls west of Chillicothe on the short climb over Edelstein Hill on February 16,... (more)
After a long awaited reactivation, Iowa Interstates SD38-2 locomotives are out once more after being thrown in storage due to surging gas prices. As of this date, only 152 & 153 are active, and bo... (more)
On September 10, 2016, Iowa Interstate ran a series of excursion trains on its Subdivision 2 between Henry and Chillicothe, IL to benefit the Henry Fire Department. Here, a crowd of visitors gathe... (more)