When the Bird gets close, everything gets out of the way. UP 5529 is the second of four trains holding short of the Malta crossovers, where the 4692 will cross back over to the correct main for C... (more)

An empty coal train heads west into the setting sun between Zearing and Princeton. Who says Illinois is flat?

The CNW Heritage SD70ACe heads east through DeKalb and past the former CNW depot on the left.

The SD70MAC died after leaving Chicago, leaving the new SD70ACe alone to pull the empty coal train west.

A trio of SD75Ms take an empty coal train west under one of the many classic CBQ signal bridges that can be found on the Mendota Sub.

Sporting a new logo, the 137 cools its heals in the yard while the crew waits for the 914 local to depart.

The old 914 local pauses at the West Dav yard office to get paperwork for their train before returning to Clinton. ICE 137 is waiting to sort cars in the yard when the local leaves.

The Iowa Interstate's only SW1200 makes one of its final runs down the Milan Branch before being transfered to Council Bluffs to work there.

A westbound IAIS manifest crosses the Iowa River on its way out of town. The first three geeps are no longer on the roster while the fourth geep is being converted into a slug. Scanned from a 35... (more)

A pair of eastbounds are tied down at Rock Island yard and will be heading for Peoria later in the morning.

BN-1 and BN-2 team up with SLSF 1522 to run an excursion for employees to Yates City and back from Galesburg in conjunction with Galesburg RR Days. Scanned from a 35mm print negative.

Several IAIS geeps await disposition while the nose of former IAIS 7976 lies on its side. The 7976 was used as a parts source for a long time and the nose is all that is left of it.

Frisco 1522 heads back to St Louis after spending the weekend in Galesburg for Railroad Days. Scanned from a 35mm print negative.

Several ex-BN E8 cabs and an ex-GMO EMD cab sit on the ground under the overhead crane at the old Silvis Shops, operated by NRE. Scanned from a 35mm print negative.

In conjunction with Galesburg Railroad Days, the BNSF ran a special from Galesburg to Yates City for employees and their families. This year the train ran with an LMX leaser and 3 BNSF biz cars. ... (more)