Ex Great Smoky Mtns. GP35 heads north on CS 112

Westbound 112 splits the signals at MP 28.7 / 28.8. I've been fanning the line for 4 years...this is the first time I've made the short hike to get this westbound shot.

Heading towards the setting sun, westbound NS 112 approaches the signals and detector at MP 55.6 / 55.5

Once a regular sight, now a rare occasion, a GP50 leads a 4 axle GE on a manifest freight train.

Westbound NS 112 departs New Baden after meeting eastbounds NS 111 and NS 69G.

Westbound NS 112 waits on the main for a clear signal after meeting NS 223. NS 224 is about 10 min ahead of the 112 today.

NS 8692 and NS 8593 roll westbound through Shiloh toward Belleville, IL

Westbound NS 112 creeps around the corner to join BNSF trackage for the short stroll through Centralia

Westbound NS 112 rolls downgrade into Belleville, IL, trailing the NS 224 about 15 minutes

Westbound NS 112 takes the main after meeting the eastbound NS 111

NS 112 crosses Lebanon Ave in Belleville, IL

112 crosses the Cumberland river late on a fall afternoon

Matched set of Ex-Corail SD70's 2570 & 2571 pull 112 upgrade at Robbins