The Pekin Local slowly makes its way back towards the TZPR yard in Peoria. The train had been working in Pekin most of the afternoon. Here at "Grove West," they are passing under an old ... (more)

With the engines maxed out, BNSF's Q-NWHLAC6-14X intermodal train is seen gripping over the top of a grade near Edelstein behind an SD70ACe leader, BNSF 9051. The morning's fog has lifted just eno... (more)

The snow is blowing over the rails and creating quite a scene on this cold, blustery day in central Illinois. A northbound empty wheat train enters the siding at Tuscola behind a UP AC4400CW-CTE. ... (more)

It may be mid-teen temperatures and 20+mph winds, but that isn't stopping me from braving the cold for some pictures! With a hefty (for the local) train in tow for Cadwell, Shelbyville, etc, the U... (more)

With both the D91 and 181 holding at Tolono for a northbound CN train, they are now finally on the move and are seen just west of Tolono racing each other. The 181 quickly pulled away from the D91... (more)

The snow has finally begun this afternoon and D91, the NS Tilton-based local, is not messing around with today's duties. They are seen here at *almost* track speed with a single SD40-2 and hoppers... (more)

Gone are the days of the CSX Decatur Subdivision, now owned by Watco and operated as the Decatur & Eastern Illinois Railroad. Four axle GPs were quite common on this line while traffic was still r... (more)

With four IC SD70s (IC 1024, 1033, 1007, & 1025) and a CN SD60 that doesn't seem to fit the rest, A407 cuts through the center of Arcola, making plenty of noise for the four crossings in town. In ... (more)

What a cool place. Webster is located a little ways to the west of Sheldon. This is the location of where the Toledo Peoria & Western railroad crosses the former Milwaukee Road line towards Terre ... (more)

What is a small town in Illinois without a railroad, grain elevator(s), and a Casey's General Store? Here in Atwood, Watco's Decatur & Eastern Illinois Railroad rolls through town with train 101 b... (more)

CN 5664 is the lead unit on this pair of SD75Is as the engineer has it in full throttle towards the town of Tolono. Another Illinois sunrise doesn't disappoint, dyeing the sky with hues of blue, p... (more)

After waiting an hour or so for the train to get on the move, the northbound signal finally dropped to red and the radio chatter began. Nearly splitting the IC-era ABS signals in Clinton, the C... (more)

The KJRY job to Peoria is rounding the curve into the area known as “Hollis.” Everyone out shooting the train at this time was worried that they would wye the power at Peoria and have the 2003... (more)

Through the tree tunnel near Mapleton, the KJRY F units are just about to complete their last run to Peoria and back.

After sitting a mile east of Mahomet since yesterday afternoon, the D41 got a crew this morning and began making their way into town. They highballed their work at The Andersons due to a grain tra... (more)