My understanding was that if railroad property were used for railroad purposes it was taxed at a much lower rate thus the picture shows how the IC/ICG held on to some extremely valuable property (... (more)

I saw GM&O 883A three months earlier pulling the commuter train and looking in good shape. Must have had a steam generator failure. Why in the summer months?

OOPS! In 40 years of being around the tracks on almost a daily basis, I've never seen an underframe break like this. The Car Dept knows for sure the knuckles on this one are good!

A former Rock Island SD40-2 4790 (serial 73676-1) leads three more Ex-RI SD40-2's with an empty hopper train. Original Shot by Jim.

This old caboose is sitting at the Lena Historical Society just a few blocks away from the old IC/ICG Freeport - Dubuque mainline. Today the CN owns this stretch of railroad.

Illinois Central Gulf APL train has just cleared yard limits Mt. Pulaski and is working back up to track speed. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

Illinois Central Gulf Railroad ''HOOSIER COAL'', loaded at Farmersville coal mine south of Springfield, is taking the wye off the Springfield District and has about half of its train on the PD ma... (more)

Illinois Central Gulf Railroad train # 32 departs the Bloomington yards in March 1987 STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

Note crew sitting on road crossing, awaiting the meet

Illinois Central Gulf train 33 comes down the runner in Bloomington, on its twice weekly run back from Chicago. The ICG had done its best to rid itself of traffic on the former GM&O lines. The en... (more)