Amtrak P42 53 leads Lincoln Service 303 south through Preston Heights.

Outbound Lincoln Service #303 passes the Blues Brothers, located outside of the Polk-A-Dot Drive In. We're in Braidwood, Illinois, along historic Route 66.

Southbound Lincoln Service train blasts through the small town of McLean with the Phase II in charge.

Lincoln Service #300 blows through Lemont with the Phase I heritage unit "pointing" the way.

Amtrak's Phase II heritage unit leads Lincoln Service 303 south through Lockport, passing the historic Gaylord building.

Lincoln Service (former Ann Rutledge) #303 barrels south out of Joliet, behind P42 184. 184 is specially painted in the Phase IV livery, as part of Amtrak's 40th Anniversary.

Amtrak #301 heads south down the NS Pass at Iles. The north crossover at Iles is out of service, forcing all UP traffic off the UP Main until it is repaired.

After being delayed in St. Louis on account of hitting an automobile, the northbound Ann Rutledge is late as it approaches the Alton, IL station stop.

I've been meaning for some time to try this panoramic shot of Amtrak #301 stopping at the Springfield depot from the top of the municipal parking garage.

Lincoln service train number 303 races southbound out of Lexington on some high quality trackage.

Lincoln Service train #301 passes the Illinois State Capitol after making its station stop in downtown Springfield.

Parlor car attendant waves a highball from the platform at Joliet, IL. GM&O 31 seat parlor "Springfield" carries the markers and provides the first class service on the Abraham Lincoln this day

Early Amtrak equipment mishmash

St. Louis bound.

Fresh from overhaul and conversion from GO Transit to Amtrak, a GP40TC head away Joliet fro Chicago on double track ABS