CN A40891 rolls south into Mattoon, IL with a matching set of IC painted EMD SD70's as it passes in front of the Mattoon Amtrak station that still proudly displays the Illinois Central name.
An interesting collection of power sits on the Carbondale IL ready tracks. ICG 6040 is ex Rock Island 4790, one of 8 SD40-2's acquired when the Rock Island folded a year earlier. The 1400 was the... (more)
This ICG coal train is ready to depart the Peabody mine at Freeburg, IL with a GP11 on the point. 8718 was originally built as New Haven GP9 1224 and also worked for PC, CR, and MBTA before coming... (more)
IC 1003 heads south out of Chebanse, passing some classic Illinois Central codeline. A408 usually works Otto first thing in the morning and blasts down the Mainline of Mid America right at sunrise... (more)