The 2nd section of the usually once-daily train passes over Route 25 and the Fox River, headed from Ottawa, IL to BNSF's Eola Yard. All of the Illinois Railway's lines are old BNSF/BN/CBQ branches... (more)

Mixed train stops at Camp Creek...

Can't get this picture anymore because 1) the GP35CAT's have been retired and shipped-off to storage in Springfield and 2) the local police have closed the road leading to this isolated spot after... (more)

A truck has once again managed to wedge itself under the Springfield Avenue underpass, which usually happens several times a month. This one is worse than most, though, with the trucker managing t... (more)

The AAPRCO special heads west on its way to Rock Island, and eventually Omaha.

CP 2816 and IHB 4011 touch couplers almost perfectly in line with the double yellow lines at the overhyped Grand Avenue underpass 'Grand' opening. Look close and you'll see a good portion of the C... (more)

NS Dash 9 9909 and a BN SD40-2 approach Big Rock where they will take the siding and pause for a few minutes

Peoria & Western's monday turn to La Harpe crosses Illinois Route 9 just two miles from its destination.

Bluebonnet GP60 8738, a warbonnet B40-8W, and a BNSF H1 GP60B lead a westbound stack train along the Des Plaines River as it heads into downtown Joliet.

3300 and the MASPR rolls across the canal heading north to Pekin, IL where a Chicago crew will take over. Canon 350D.

A loaded NS coal train rolls across the ex NYC bridge to access Duke Energy.

Eastbound transfer crosses over the UP Springfield Sub on the High Line

A 2.5 mile hike(worth every step) brought me down to the tracks on this cold, snowy day. BNSF 4172 is leading this stack train east into Willow Springs yard through a snow storm.

Another view of IC&E 6457 west shows him running on red boards crossing over a scenic little river in the nifty town of Stillman Valley, IL, 5 miles west of Davis Jct.