The Canton Cannonball is west bound at Cuba, Illinois minus A unit 1752 which is shopped for its 92 day inspection. A GP20R is filling in for the unit, as the train makes its way west on Monday J... (more)

Even though its June, the taconite pelletes in a Two Harbors bound ore train steam away as the Illinois Central 6259 heads east at Gilberts, Minnesota on Saturday afternoon June 19, 2010, along ... (more)

Chicago Fire Department Engine 49, a Spartan/Luverne based at the station house at 4401 S Ashland, makes for an impressive flagging tool as the truck backs up while searching for a reported fire i... (more)

The former Louisville & nashville 4140 sails above two crappie fisherman on Lake Decatur, on Tuesday evening on this former Baltimore & Ohio line. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

Metra's 600 horsepower SW-1 sits in the Blue Island Burr Oak yards, at home since it was a former Rock Island unit and originally built for the Illinois Central. Now METX 1, the crew watches as Io... (more)

The Central Illinois Railroad and engineer Kevin Vahey debuted a repainted locomotive, paired with a CB&Q inspired sister, as the two former Belt Railway of Chicago EMD SW9's switch Sims Metal Ma... (more)

Illinois Railway's Job 107 rolls slowly across Indian Creek while switching sand cars on s Sunday afternoon in Wedron, Illinois. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

The Shops Roadswitcher easily rolls downgrade North of Hilltop, once a helper district for the Chicago & Illinois Midland Railroad. Today the seven cars pushing on the drawbar of SD18 60 are no is... (more)

The engineer of Job 107, the Illinois Railway's road freight between Ottawa and Eola, Illinois, flashes the peace sign as he slowly rolls 53 sand empties across the Fox River bridge on Mothers Day... (more)

Today's UP special is running on schedule as it flys through the former double track at Shirley, Illinois just after a crew change in Bloomington. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

Illinois Railway GP35R leads the Illinois Railway Mt. Morris job as it closes in on the end of the Oregon to Mt. Morris branch at Oregon, Illinois. This Omnitrax Inc. family railroad has assign... (more)

Illinois Railway GP35R leads the Illinois Railway Mt. Morris job away from the printing plant after dropping two boxcars. This Omnitrax Inc. family railroad has assigned the two EMD units to the ... (more)

With the addition of Kettle Falls International GP38-3 2256 and Illinois Railway GP35R 3500, it appears that the Illinois Railnet's B23-7 reign of ''burble'' may be over on the Mt. Morris (Illinoi... (more)

Amtrak train 300 screams through Atlanta, Illinois early Friday morning, the last day of April 2010 with a former Amtrak F40PH converted into a NPCU, or Non Powered Control Unit. The NPCU's were... (more)

The Canton Cannonball rolls steadily eastward at a blistering 10 mile per hour pace outside of Cuba, Illinois STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO