6" of fresh powder, a freezing fog and sub zero temps overnight turned potions of northeast Illinois into a winter wonderland. Shortly after 8am, the Kankakee, Beaverville & Southern is seen ... (more)

KBS 701 (GP38M-2) leads a KBS freight north out of Iroqouis, Illinois.

KBS 701 and company head south through the town of Fowler.

Just over the state line, a trio of KB&S Geeps thunder south into Earl Park with loads from Iroquois Junction.

On a beautiful sunny morning, a trio of Kankakee, Beaverville & Southern's attractive Geeps hammer down as they depart the home base of Iroquois Junction, with loads for Lafayette. Shoving at the ... (more)

KBS 701 south is seen on the approach the small interchange / storage yard at the north end of Danville. This was the best fall foliage I could come up with on a very bland, straight and seldom us... (more)

A short 5 car KB&S hopper train heads south by the elevator at Heaton, IL. Does anyone happen to know what business they have south of Cheneyville other than storage cars?

Shortly after crossing the TP&W, KBS 701 & 702 roll across the harvested fields and small wind farm outside Sheldon, IL on the Danville Branch.

Early morning at the small KBS yard in Iroquois.

KB&S GP38-2 No.701 "Paul" stands at the carriers shop in Iroquois, Il. 701 and the sister units were rebuilt from ex PC/CR GP40s and in my book were Alco killers.

With a solid string of gons for Lafayette a KB&S train rolls southeast on a steamy hot summer day.

The KBS is heading south to Lafayette with a bunch of gons in a view that's new to rp.net of this attractive shortline.

KBS 701 "Paul" waits on the ex NKP Peoria Line just west of the junction with the ex NYC Kankakee Line for a westbound to clear on the NYC. 701 is bound for Lafayette where it will interchange loa... (more)

KBS 701 is named Paul after an engineer on the railroad. Here, Paul heads east with another engine and a long cut of loaded 4750 hoppers for interchange with NS. The train is travelling over the e... (more)

Well at 7:30 everybody grab an engine and went about getting cars moved. Here a single unit moves some cars around before teaming up with another crew to go get 20 cars together for the Lafayette ... (more)