Amtrak 32 leads Lincoln Service 303 south around the s-curve south of Joliet.

The current station across the platform from the old Amtrak "classic" style station.

Amtrak train 303 screams through Atlanta, Illinois at 79mph on its way to St. Louis. Recent cold weather and locomotive failures have pressed the 500 series units into mainline service. The former... (more)

Amtrak Dash 8 518 leads Lincoln Service 302 north over a frozen Kankakee River in Wilmington. The new bridge is in place.

As a former Penn Central switcher moves a single Amtrak coach toward Union Station, one of Amtrak's Turboliners departs south on an overcast summer day. Tom Golden photo.

The Missouri River Runner is on the left, and a Lincoln Service train is on the right at St. Louis. The iconic painted facade of the Sheraton hotel to dress it up to look more ornate than it is c... (more)

Windy City Bound The state supported Amtrak 306 “Lincoln Service” is running at an incredible speed of 110mph on the 284-mile-long journey north to Chicago from St. Louis on... (more)

How many folks realized that there was an Illinois High-Speed Rail decal applied to some Amtrak equipment? It was news to me until I saw it as well. The sticker denotes Chicago to St. Louis, whic... (more)

Southbound Turboliner at Mayfair Junction.

Amtrak 58 leads Lincoln Service 303 south through Wilmington.

Amtrak 303 departs the station in downtown Springfield at an unimpressive 2 hours and 10 minutes late.

Amtrak 61 arrives into Joliet with Lincoln Service 305. A 5th track has been laid and there will temporarily be five tracks through the station area until the permanent realignment of the tracks t... (more)

Amtrak 64 leads southbound Lincoln Service 303 south through the snow in Lockport.

Southbound St Louis train making Joliet station stop

Just south of CP Flagstone, the outbound Lincoln Service #305 barrels under I-355 in Romoville, with the Phase III heritage unit leading the way.