Engineer Doug Henry, track warrant and train list in hand, climbs FP9 1750 outside the Kolbe depot at Mapleton, Illinois on Sunday afternoon Sept 21 2008. The train is running a transfer into the ... (more)
Keokuk Jct. Railway freight makes its way along US 24 south of Bartonville late on a sometimes sunny afternoon.
The Canton Cannonball climbs a short hill between slides, on the return leg of the run to Glasford, Illinois. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO
Spring brings the return of the FP9's for freight action in Western Illinois.
KJRY's "Canton Cannonball" awaits westward movement on a typical Midwestern Spring day.
Cab shot of the cab unit.
Morning light shines on the units in Mapleton.
Painting via Maglite. The P&W f-units are shut down for the winter, stored on the back track in Mapleton for now.