Former Wabash F7 1189 approaches downtown Monticello during the Monticello Railway Museum/s Railroad Weekend event.

Former Wabash F7 1189 pauses at the former Wabash depot during the Monticello Railway Museum/s Railroad Weekend event.

Photo 1000! Wabash 1189 arrives back at the Monticello Railway Museum with its train.

Wabash 1189 arrives back at the Monticello Railway Museum with its train.

With onlookers at the horn honk event, Wabash 1189 moves its train over the adjacent tracks with another load of passengers.

The last F7 ever built shoves the last excursion train of the day back into the museum at Monticello's Railroad Days.

Wabash 1189 sits beneath the cloud of steam erupting from the ADM facility in Decatur, Illinois while loading passengers for Norfolk Southern's 2011 Santa Train.

Wabash 1189 trails on the excursion train as it returns east towards Decatur.

As the 2011 Norfolk Southern Illinois Division Santa Train prepares for departure near Wabic, a yard job with two MP15DCs pulls up alongside as it gets some headroom on December 10, 2011.

On a sunny, December 10th, Norfolk Southern's Santa Train is preparing to depart as a pair of NS MP15DC's pull up alongside with a yard job, making for a cool sight.

NS Santa Train 957 powered by Wabash F7A 1189 leads the Santa train past the grain bins in Niantic, Illinois.

Next to its namesake coaling tower, WAB 1189 prepares to lead its train out of Decatur.

The Norfolk Southern's 2011 Santa Train is just about ready to depart Decatur. This would be its last trip of the day.

Nearing the end of its second to last run of the day, Wabash 1189 pushes the Santa Train east towards the Decatur Yard, where it will load and unload passengers.