Keokuk Junction Railway's Canton Cannonball heads east out of LaHarpe on a cold Monday afternoon, Nov. 17, 2014. Steve Smedley photo

ex Peoria & Pekin Union 405

ex Peoria & Pekin Union 405

ex Peoria & Pekin Union 405

A westbound train is crossing a rural road west of Bushnell, IL. The photo was taken with a long lens (300mm) that exaggerates the rough track. This engine is ex Algoma Central 1752.

Keokuk Junction's pair of FP9's leads a train of storage cars west into Glasford, IL.

Four inches of fresh heavy snow blanket the KJRY at Kolbe Station including the pair of FP9's and a GP20.

On a cold and bright December morning, Keokuk Junction Railways 4th annual "Santa Special" departs its small yard for the trains first stop in Mapleton. This train would travel the length of KJRY'... (more)

Keokuk Junction Railway's A-A set of covered wagons move ballast cars into position as they pass through Canton, Illinois. The loud horns on the units have kids at Main Street protecting their ear... (more)

The Canton Cannonball on the run.

In the bright morning sun, Keokuk Junction 1752 and 1750 make a stop at a rural crossing outside of Canton, IL. The train is a special Santa train that runs between Peoria and Canton, IL.

The Canton Cannonball crawls through the Spoon River bridge, built in 1893, at Seville, Illinois on the former west end of tje Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway. Seville, in western Fulton County, ... (more)

Keokuk Junction Railway's set of FP9A units lift 30 cars out of the west end of UE siding before heading west into Cuba, Illinois, with 62 cars. Steve Smedley photo

Keokuk Junction Railway's set of FP9A units roll west into Cuba, Illinois, with 62 cars. Steve Smedley photo