A BNSF grain train for Tate & Lyle in Decatur heads towards Peoria with a H1 in the lead.

An old BN GP50 takes a 6 car transfer to the TZPR.

The coalie for the IAIS arrives at the P&PU yard with a standard cab dash 9 in the lead. For some reason the conductor was holding the phone out the window.

One unit wonder empty grain from Tate & Lyle sits outside of town waiting for the shuttle crew.

Mty kincaid coalie makes its's way into Douglas.

The freight off the NS at Streator creeps SLOWLY thru Toluca due to a signal malfunction.

271 heads north with an odd lash-up.

A Breckenridge to Peoria grain train slowly makes its way down the Peavine at Orion.

Nitrin job passes thru 44th street with some nice blue & yellow power! It was nice to FINALLY see something than those ugly GP9s on this train for once!

BN Barstow local is about to take the siding in Moline for two eastbounds.

The leader (9133) of a load and the DPU's of two empties sit in Crescent yard at Powerton. Its kinda funny seeing nothing but BNSF in the yard instead of UP.

Empty Hennepin coalie heads back to Wyoming for another load.

M T coalie sits outside of Elmwood waiting for a broken rail to be fixed further up the line. The leader is a non isolated cab SD70ACe and its unusual to see it on the point since theyre technica... (more)