Chicago Bound early morning train from Kansas City breaks the quiet of the small town of Stillman Valley.

A non-agency depot. The late Roger Puta's slide was scanned and posted by Marty Bernard.

The KCS Southern Belle looks great as it rolls through Stillman Valley, passing the local grain elevator with CP train 473 in tow.

Three SD 40-2 and a GP 38 Soo 4444 makes a great sound as it comes out of the wood's on a quiet country morning.

IC&E 6424 Races through east with train CP 472 past the grain elevator in Stillman Valley, IL

IC&E 6424 lead's CP 473 westbound as it smashes snow plies caused by the snow plow's at the grade crossing.

The WSOR business train contrasts nicely with the snow, as it rolls through Stillman Valley.

Eastbound 470 train screams through Stillman Valley just before midnight.

At a brisk 40 MPH, six units lead their lengthy 273 train by the Stillman Valley grain elevators.

Looking down quite Walnut Street in a small rural town the weekend morning still is broken by the rumble of SD40-2's on an eastbound ICE train.

Kansas City Southern ran its vivid Southern Belle business train over Iowa Chicago & Eastern lines now operated by CP Rail. During a brief spot of sun, the ABA F9A's shine as they head eastbound... (more)

After slugging it out with Mother Nature in near whiteout conditions across northern Illinois MBEMC finds some sunshine just west of Stillman Valley, IL