Recently painted NP SD45 3617 during the Lake Superior Railroad Museum's railfan weekend coordinated by Steve Glischinski rolls past the historic Fitger's Brewery Complex in Duluth. STEVE SMEDLE... (more)

Seen from the cab of Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad F7 423, the two former Columbia Star Dinner train locomotives prepare to pose as a triple header at Dilly Lake Road South of Trego. STEVE SME... (more)

Noted rail photographer and author Harold Edmondson uses his omnipresent step stool as he photographs three F7's on the Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad. The former Columbia Star Dinner train loc... (more)

Keokuk Junction Railway's West bound unit pipe train rolls along at 10mph west of Elvaston, Illinois on the return trip to Keokuk, Iowa, on Wednesday evening, August 26, 2015. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOT... (more)

Keokuk Junction Railway's West bound unit pipe train rolls down a grade in the LaMoine River valley on its return trip to Keokuk, Iowa, on Wednesday evening, August 26, 2015. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

Keokuk Junction Railway's West bound unit pipe train rests at the east side of LaHarpe, Illinois prior to swapping loads for empty flats with the turn out of Keokuk, Iowa, on Wednesday evening, A... (more)

Keokuk Junction Railway's road train between Keokuk, Iowa and LaHarpe, Illinois is on the return leg to Iowa with a loaded pipe train, shown at Elvaston, Illinois on Wednesday evening, August 26, ... (more)

Keokuk Junction Railway operates a unit pipe train at Blandinsville, Illinois, Wednesday August 26, 2015. An A-B-A set of two FP9s bracket a F9B, along with two former Santa Fe GP20's power the u... (more)

Engineer Doug Henry fires up three GP20's, two of which still wear Santa Fe paint, as two crews from the Keokuk Junction Railway build a power set to be used on a large Westbound train that will f... (more)

Finally, after being out of service for seven months, Keokuk Junction Railway's repainted F9B unit is back and paired to make a picture perfect A-B-A set. Tuesday evening the set tows nineteen emp... (more)

Finally, after being out of service for seven months, Keokuk Junction Railway's repainted F9B unit is back and paired to make a picture perfect A-B-A set. Tuesday evening the set tows nineteen emp... (more)

Paducah & Louisville empty coal train blasts out of Kosmosdale, with the Kentucky Wildcats paint scheme 2012 on point. photo by Steve Smedley

The Columbia Star Dinner Train has been added to the Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad roster. The other F7 is enroute on CN and will join the train. photo by Steve Smedley

The first and second shift trade out the Eastbound Keokuk Junction Railway train at Bushnell, Illinois. photo by Steve Smedley

The rolling museum that is the Keokuk Junction Railway has the Keokuk, Iowa based crew throttling up at Blandinsville, Illinois with twin GP20's bracketing a rare former Illinois Central Railroad ... (more)