A pair of Conrail motors hustle a westbound Santa Fe train through Houlihan’s Curve climbing Edelstein Hill just west of Chillicothe, Illinois, on the afternoon of June 4, 1988.

At 3:15 p.m. on August 20, 1988, an eastbound Santa Fe trailer train, led by AT&SF EMD F45 No. 5975, drops downgrade off Edelstein Hill just west of Chillicothe, Illinois.

Santa Fe EMD GP30 No. 2723 leads a westbound freight around Houlihan’s Curve at milepost 133 just west of Chillicothe, Illinois, on the afternoon of May 1, 1988. Six other Santa Fe EMD 4-axle un... (more)

The duo of Iowa Interstate SD38s leading a Peoria bound manifest past the restored RI depot in Chillicothe.

Tom Golden photo.

A trio of EMD GP60Ms, Nos. 150, 111 and 137, round Houlihan’s Curve just west of Chillicothe, Illinois at 4:30 p.m. on August 24, 1991. This is Santa Fe’s 199 train, and is getting up to a goo... (more)

An eastbound Santa Fe intermodal train crosses the Illinois River over this substantial truss bridge at Chillicothe, Illinois, on the morning of April 30, 1988. This double track bridge, replacing... (more)

An eastbound Santa Fe intermodal train descends Edelstein Hill and is entering Houlihan’s Curve just above the town of Chillicothe, Illinois, on December 8, 1990. Leading the way is a former Amt... (more)

Just as I arrived at this location, MOW was clearing-up on a track repair, and the onslaught was about to begin.

Santa Fe’s 168 train, powered by a pair of SF30Cs (rebuilt GE U36Cs) and an EMD GP20, pass milepost 133 working upgrade through Houlihan’s Curve up Edelstein Hill west of Chillicothe, Illinois... (more)

On the afternoon of April 30, 1988, a westbound Santa Fe stack train works upgrade through Houlihan’s Curve climbing Edelstein Hill west of Chillicothe, Illinois. The train is powered by GE C30-... (more)

At 3:30 p.m. on the afternoon of August 20, 1988, a westbound Santa Fe freight climbs Edelstein Hill around Houlihan’s Curve west of Chillicothe, Illinois. The lead locomotive is an EMD FP45 tha... (more)

BNSF H1 SD40-2 1930 leads Local 105 west past the depot in Chillicothe.

6314 East descends Edelstein hill near Chillicothe Illinois.

Iowa Interstate train SIPE roars through the Rumbold & Kuhn elevator at Putnam, IL