RRC 1239 waits for it's next move.
The temporary rebirth of the Illinois Terminal Railroad! Freshly painted "IT 2301" is shown off for photographers in beautiful weather 4/28/10.
US Steel #1189 pushes a bottle train into the US Steel plant at Granite City Illinois.
IVNKC rolls northbound at 25th Street
Terry Respondeks latest locomotive "Jerry Costello" in the new America's Central Port Paint scheme
A colorful UP train heads south at Granite City.
RRC 3086 brings out newly painted SQS 1000 for a photo shoot a few weeks before the 1000 is unveiled in a ceremony on 10/28/2011. The 1000 was painted to commemorate America's Central Port, an ind... (more)
America's Central Port's freshly painted SD40-2 poses for pictures coupled with Illinois Terminal-painted Respondek 3086. The new scheme was unveiled on October 28th, 2011, for sponsors of the "Am... (more)
Who says the Illinois Terminal died in the 1980s?
RRC 3086, temporarily dressed as ITC 2301, sits under a full moon on a warm spring night
In a move I had never witnessed before, a lone SW9 takes four hot bottle cars between the steel mills in Granite City.
IT/RRC 2301 and RRC 1800 rest side by side for a night photo session, with lighting provided by Chris Guss. Thanks Chris!
Owner and operator Terry Respondek does a few touch ups on his baby; RRC 2301... A week after the IT green paint was applied, and with the help of 7 dedicated workers (including me and a few other... (more)
