Wisconsin & Southern engineer Adam Weddle pilots the Reedsburg job eastbound into Rock Springs, Wisconsin on a perfect day. The five-chime horn of the former Rock Island locomotive sounded fantast... (more)

Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad F7 423 rolls away from the Trego depot with the companys popular Bed & Breakfast train. Steve Smedley photo

The shadow of Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad SW1 862 frames F7 423 slowly rolling out of the Trego depot with the companys popular Bed & Breakfast train. Steve Smedley photo

Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad SD40-2 6006 shoves two loads of SmartBoard to the CN Superior Subdivision interchange at Hayward Junction, prior to making its second trip back up the Hayward Bra... (more)

Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad SD40-2 6006 backs its train down the Hayward Branch to serve Johnson Timber and Lousiana Pacific Plant at the end of the line in Hayward, Wisconsin. Steve Smedle... (more)

Something Wicked This Way Comes...as Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad F7 423 rolls along with the companys popular Bed & Breakfast train, about to take the switch to the Hayward Branch. The track... (more)

Norfolk Southern D47 pulls loads of recycled and baled paper from Midwest Fiber in Normal, Illinois. The leader was built for the Southern Railway in 1972. Steve Smedley photo

Norfolk Southern 64D loaded ethanol blasts uphill on what was once a helper district on the Nickel Plate Road. Steve Smedley photo

Decatur Junction power is tied down North of Decatur. Steve Smedley photo

Union Pacific power leads an empty coal train North on the CNIC Peoria District. Steve Smedley photo

After serving two clay plants North of Aiken, the Aiken Railway returns to town after a thunderstorm had cooled temperatures. 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

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

Norfolk Southern train 115 rolls past the White Oak Energy center with one of 100 second hand SD90MAC's purchased from the UP. Steve Smedley photo

Iowa Interstate 516 waits for the conductor to line the switch to take siding in Bureau Junction, in a chase courtesy Erik Rasmussen, secretary treasurer of the Quad City Mafia. Steve Smedley pho... (more)