A short Keokuk Junction Railway freight is about to pass under the Marietta Road overpass at Marietta, Illinois, on April 7, 2016. KJRY (PREX) GP20 No. 2003, along with FP9s Nos. 1752 and 1750, ha... (more)

Keokuk Junction Railway may have stored the A-B-A set of Funits, now for sale, but former Santa Fe GP20's still make for a worthy chase. On Monday, engineer Jeff DuCharme rolls out of the Spoon Ri... (more)

The last westbound assigned to the KJRY F Units rolls through the woods near Marietta.

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

Keokuk Junction Railway 1752 West rolls along next to the former location of Marietta siding as blowing snow rolls through the valley with an air temperature of 6 degrees above zero. Steve Smedley... (more)

Keokuk Junction Railway's Eastbound rolls downhill at Marietta, Illinois from the overpass where engineer Doug Henry once spotted an unidentified creature. photo by Steve Smedley

The Peoria & Western Railway's crew of engineer Doug Henry and conductor Jake Streitmatter enjoy the scenery, not knowing that in a few miles the eastward progress of the Canton Cannonball will en... (more)

The Peoria & Western Railway's Canton Cannonball is westward running through the start of snowfall in the Spoon River valley at Marietta, Illinois on Monday Feb 8, 2010. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

The Peoria & Western Railway's crew of engineer Dave Henry and conductor Jake Streitmatter take the Canton Cannonball westward as they roll through the Spoon River valley at Marietta, Illinois on ... (more)

The Peoria & Western Railway's crew of engineer Dave Henry and conductor Jake Streitmatter take the Canton Cannonball westward at Marietta, Illinois, the former site of the Marietta siding. SAM S... (more)

On the last day of August, 2009, the Canton Cannonball crew of engineer Dave Henry and conductor Josh Flatley enjoy the peace of the Spoon River Valley as they drag a train of thirty cars westboun... (more)

Peoria & Western Railway engineer Randy Forbis drops down into the Spoon River Valley with the ''Canton Cannonball'', at Marietta, Illinois on a cold but clear Monday afternoon. SAM SMEDLEY PHO... (more)

The Canton Cannonball rolls downhill south of Marietta, on a perfect fall day, Thursday Oct 16, 2008. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

A Tipup passenger extra nears Keokuk.