In for service at the CN engine facility.
Ex CNW on the point running coal empties toward Mt. Pulaski.
Although this has the appearance of a near miss 3311 is actually shoving back through the crossing. You can see the engineer looking in the opposite direction while the car starts to race across.
Power from A431 is backed into the diesel house for service. In a few hours IC 1036 will take a grain train extra north to Logan County.
UP led freight heads west on the NS main crossing the old Illinois Central at the diamonds.
NS geometry train parked for the weekend near the Wabash Depot. Second unit is research slug NS 34. The third unit is research car NS 33.
Leaving behind industrial Decatur a late afternoon westbound approaches the Wabash - Illinois Central diamonds.
Lined up for service in the CN yard are IC 9561, BNSF 5988 and CN 5758.
Detour for the St. Louis to Chicago Texas Eagle. Track work on its normal line required the train to run another route non-stop through rural Illinois.
Getting the green near the diamonds on main #1 before heading back to the NS yard.
Coal train with EJE power on the point passing an old B&O switch.
Repainted from black into blue paint this unnumbered GE 50 ton is a switcher at the Tate & Lyle grain elevator. Ex. Staley.
A fresh crew sprints 21T through rural Illinois at sunset.
GTW power hurries through the yard during a busy night of switching.
Light power out on the main.
