A Chicago-Waycross freight passes the Marietta Confederate Cemetery. Illinois became a state well before the Civil War and, a few miles to west on Kennesaw Mountain, there is a monument to the so... (more)
With the summer sun beaning down on central Illinois, the final eastbound NS roadrailer to operate, flies towards Springfield with the Nickel Plate Road heritage locomotive up front.
With the last of NS’s iconic roadrailer trains on their way out, the final eastbound train, NS 256, is seen flying through the tiny town of Lanesville. What better sendoff, than having Nickel Pl... (more)