The Bloomer Line rumbles south through the dense fog at Sibley with loaded grain to interchange with the CN at Gibson City.

The Bloomer Line is seen heading south along Route 47 between Strawn and Sibley.

Bloomer 7561 heads south through Strawn with grain loads for the CN at Gibson City.

One of the final eastbound commuters to traverse the street is wrapping up it's short trek along 11th St, on the final day of regular operations along it.

Rebuilt from former BNSF C44-9CW's, five (one out of view) newly rebuilt QNSL AC44C6M's await at the Mac Yard LRC for a ride east.

After a quick crew change at Risk, BLOL 7561 south swings around the corner and continues down to Gibson City.

The Bloomer Line cuts through the thick fog with Alliance Grain loads from Cullom and Charlotte.

On April 5, 1996, scrappers working near the locomotive facility at Wisconsin Central’s Shops Yard at North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, are reducing older surplus locomotives to pieces of scrap and ... (more)

The Bloomer Line is seen heading south between Chatsworth and Risk with heavy fog and an ice-covered landscape.

Battered and Stattered. HRT 136 has battle scars all over it. It's missing a number board, missing a ditch light, one of it's windows is shattered, one of it's rear pannels is flipped upside down,... (more)

Bloomer 7561 is about to hit the TP&W diamond in Chatsworth as it heads south with a loaded train for the CN at Gibson City.

After Alliance Grain spent about 4hrs loading, The Bloomer is seen departing Cullom as central Illinois experiences another round of freezing fog begins to settle in.

GCK 7496, Ex CSX 4621, to my knowledge is the only locomotive still wearing a YN1 paint scheme. Here it is in all it's glory, sitting in Cumberland's deadline.

HRT 654, still wearing it's bright orange paint, sits in a siding in Bowersville, waiting for the new week to start so it can be put back to work.

HRT 136, a veteran from the RF&P railway, is seen sitting in Bowersville waiting for it's next assignment. This engine has seen some better days... It's missing a number board, missing a ditch lig... (more)