Decatur and Eastern Illinois train 101 pulls into Ficklin Yard limits with an ex Canadian cab geep in the lead.
Coming or going? Decatur and Eastern Illinois local job 200 sits halfway in between the classic B&O era state line sign near Dana Indiana.
“Speeding along” UP 1989 speeds along rural central Illinois farmland as it heads north to be handed off to NS where the train will become the 10E with a final destination of Bellevue Ohio.
“Stopping for snacks” IC 1025 sits across from the Neoga Illinois Casey’s General Store, as they wait for a northbound train to pull into the siding.
The daily A408 train which never fails to disappoint in the power department has two Deathstars leading the charge south through Pesotum Illinois.
DREI 200 job cuts away from two grain cars at Newman where it will head west back to Tuscola to finish out the day.
UP #6516 heads south toward St. Louis with the small town of Findlay in the background.
The conductor on SOO Line 4434 steps out in preparation to line a switch at the CP yard in Bensenville.
DREI 200 pulls out of the A track extension to the main line as they prepare to head east to Newman with three empties in tow.
An ex CSX AC6000CW leads the 255 out of Decatur
The conductor for the Mt. Vernon local gives hand signals as they work the interchange for the EVWR.
EJE 668 leads the CN local south through Springfield.
Engineer Woolard brings the power off the 101 through the middle crossover to pick up the engine from the 200 job.
CREX #1322 sits tied down at the ADM elevator in Tiscola
One of Norfolk Southerns rent a wrecks leads the 255 west out of Decatur.