Wabash F7 1189 passes the old Walrus Manufacturing Co. building as the Santa Train nears the end of its run at Wabic.

The NS Illinois Division's Santa/Christmas Train with good friend Bill Crisp as engineer is about to make one of its many runs towards Illiopolis with Wabash 1189 leading on December 10, 2011. Bui... (more)

NS' Santa Train prepares to head back to the Roundhouse to tie up after a long day for its all volunteer crew. Tomorrow they will do it all over again.

NS #957 prepares to depart Decatur with the last run of the day west to Illiopolis.

NS #957 rounds the curve at Wyckles Road with the 2011 Illinois Division Santa Train. After 4 years of absolutely miserable winter weather, it was nice to catch this year's train in beautiful Win... (more)

CN #6789 returns into Decatur with the annual Norfolk Southern Santa train.

Central Pacific 4-4-0 replica Leviathan draws a lot of cameras and attention after following Monticello Railway Museum's passenger train back to Nelson's Crossing. The passenger train, with IC GP1... (more)

Two of Norfolk Southern's handsome F units spend the day basking in the sun at the Monticello Railway Museum. Though only on display during their visit, the pair looked great surrounded by the oth... (more)

Friendly waves all around!

8733 is all set for another run into town. She sure looks good.

Wabash 1189, the last F7A ever built, pulls one of the Monticello Railway Museum's last regularly scheduled excursion trains of 2011 into downtown Monticello, with RP.net contributor Michael Polk ... (more)

Wabash 1189 idles at the Nelson Crossing depot at the Monticello Railway Museum, as passengers board the final scheduled run into town for the 2011 operating season. The train will run tonight for... (more)

Southern 401 shoves the last train of the day through Nelson Crossing on a perfect October afternoon.

Southern 401 pulls the last run of the day through the outskirts of Monticello on a perfect October evening.

Southern 401 has just departed the Wabash Depot in downtown Monticello as she begins the shove back to the museum site at Nelson Crossing.