After a long walk up to the trestle, it took a couple of minutes for the train to reach the bridge. You could hear the train grinding up the hill quite well, but it took it a bit to show its face.... (more)
A pair of IC SD70s (1007 & 1032) are on the head end of train A408 as they manage to make track speed through Pesotum. The engineer isn't letting off the Nathan P3 horn through the two consecutive... (more)
In a very scenic part of the line near Chrisman, the Tuscola grain train is creeping along the mainline at a very slow speed. The engineer will stop the train at Chrisman’s diamond where he will... (more)
After enforcing their crew truck with new tires, the DREI 400 crew went up to Hillsdale to grab this empty grain train for Tuscola. ADM loaded the train overnight and the 400 job showed up this mo... (more)
Villa Grove is a town in Central Illinois known for flooding. As much as it becomes a pain sometimes, there is really nothing our town can control about it. That’s how it has been since the town... (more)