Illinois Railway's CF7 No. 5 sits on a trestle just east of Ladd, Illinois, as it slowly makes it's way to La Salle.

While waiting for Conductor Spika to set a few switches, Engineer Vahey checks out the inner bowels of CF7 No. 5 as it prepares to make the short trip back to La Salle with a cut of new hoppers.

Engineer Kevin Vahey works the throttle on Illinois Railnet 5 as it works it's way up a hill east of Zearing with a cut of cars that have just been interchanged with the BNSF.

IR 5 leads the charge, headed south towards La Salle, its final destination for the evening.

IR 5 leads the way back to La Salle, crossing the wooden trestle, located in the middle of nowhere.

After working at Zearing, the Illinois Railway's 104 Job heads back to La Salle, with its unique CF7/GP20 combo.

Illinois Railway 5 and Great Western Railway 5625 run light east through Ladd, Illinois, after taking a load of hoppers to the BNSF Mendota Subdivision at Zearing. The power is now returning to La... (more)

A pair of York Railway CF7s run light back to the former MA & PA engine house. The row houses are obviously very close to the track here, but notice that there used to be a siding that was even c... (more)

Backing up the CP to take cars to the North Shore interchange track. Nice to see a rare appearance of this engine this far south.

Blue And White. On the Friday morning of Homecoming weekend at my nearby alma mater, Penn State, it seemed appropriate to shoot a train led by blue and white locomotives. Here at B... (more)

As it departs Sunnyside Yard with a train of empty rock gondolas in tow, Nittany and Bald Eagle CF7 number 2474 passes Nittany and Bald Eagle GP7 4174, with some obvious C&NW heritage, and some le... (more)

ATSF 2546 idles next to the New Sherwood Hotel & Cafe as protection power in case of a mechanical failure of the L&N 152 while it pulls the Murder Mystery Train to Boston and back. Thanks to the ... (more)

Only in Nelson County,KY will you find a young female in shorts with cowgirl boots, kentucky railway museum & a really cool photo spot. J.L. Cundiff, a volunteer at KRM & a RP contri... (more)