Clouds quickly thicken over Illinois farm country west of Peoria on April 7, 2016. Keokuk Junction Railway light engines roll westward between Cuba and Smithfield over the former Toledo, Peoria & ... (more)

Keokuk Junction Railway power (EMD FP9s Nos. 1750 and 1752, and GP20 No. 2003) pass a farm just east of Cuba, Illinois, on April 7, 2016. The locomotives are running light to Bushnell to switch th... (more)

A four pack of former ATSF GP20U‘s lead the West bound KJRY manifest towards Cuba, IL as they pass the sign for the Wee-Ma-Tuck Country Club. This train originated in Mapleton.

On the former Toledo, Peoria & Western main line, Keokuk Junction Railway light engines have just departed Cuba, Illinois, with a chance that it might encounter a horse and buggy at the E. Country... (more)

Due to crossing signal maintenance from Canton to Cuba, the westbound Canton Cannonball made a delayed departure from Mapleton, IL.

Keokuk Junction Railway engineer Jeff Rhoades creates a mobile snow squall as he operates FP9 1752, F9B 1761 and FP9 1750 in A-B-A form trailing GP20 2003 Westward at Cuba. As in years past, the C... (more)

La Harpe to Mapleton train approaches Cuba as sun breaks out amid threatening skies

Westbound KJRY train with the A-B-A set of FP9's and a SW1300 stroll across west / central Illinois on their way to La Harpe, IL.

Pioneer Lines #1301 was originally built as at IC NW2 in 1945. Here on the east side of Cuba the unique switcher is seen holding the main while the F units shove a cut of storage cars into the sid... (more)

The photographers son, Sam Smedley, hands up Gatorade and candy bars gifted to the crew during a slow paced chase westward at Cuba, Illinois. Steve Smedley photo

The photographers son, Sam Smedley, hands up Gatorade and candy bars gifted to the crew during a slow paced chase westward at Cuba, Illinois. Steve Smedley photo

Keokuk Junction's spotless set of F units stand with repainted caboose PREX 3 at Cuba, Illinois on December 6, 2014. Children are telling Santa wishes, while engineer Tom Black waits to depart fo... (more)

Keokuk Junction Railway's set of FP9A units lift 30 cars out of the west end of UE siding before heading west into Cuba, Illinois, with 62 cars. Steve Smedley photo

Keokuk Junction Railway's set of FP9A units roll west into Cuba, Illinois, with 62 cars. Steve Smedley photo

Keokuk Junction Railway's set of FP9A units are nearing nine years of service. A little worse for wear, the 1750 pulls thirty cars from the west end of UE siding, east of Cuba, Illinois. When the ... (more)