At a rural grade crossing west of Earlville, Illinois, on Burlington Northern’s Chicago-Galesburg line, a Kenworth-powered 18-wheeler watches BN train No. 60 slams by with trailers speeding towa... (more)

Passing under a soon to be removed signal bridge?

Run by with 5632

BRC - Galesburg shows up at Earlville with a fresh-outta-the-box YN3 CSX unit in the "Golden Hour". And this old CB&Q sytle signal bridge will soon be replaced, if it hasnt already...

The Troy Grove local crosses the ex-BN at Earlville.

Four UPY GP15-1's lead a westbound local into the golden evening sun just outside of Earlville. This was a surprise catch for my friends and I, as we were lucky to have heard this movement gettin... (more)

All is quiet at East Earlville on this clear August night as we wonder how many more nights this signal bridge will see before being replaced.

Westbound BNSF coal train passes the huge signal bridge at West Earlville, IL. Just to the right of this photo, the brand new replacement cantilever signal lays in the grass. Not much time left fo... (more)

The Schnabel car making its way out of Chicago via the BNSF's Mendota Subdivision.

Westbound freight train has just crossed the UP Troy Grove Sub at Earlville as they make their way towards Galesburg, IL. This 4,700 foot train is making good time, but at Princeton they would cat... (more)

The eastbound signals for Earville are all red for now as the Mendota Sub has become quiet again. 3 coals loads have just past thru here in the last hour heading to Chicago, IL. These signals prot... (more)

A loaded coal train bound for Trenton, MI, for Detroit Edison is passing thru Earlville on its way to the Norfolk Southern in Chicago, IL for interchange. This train was loaded at Antelope Mine, W... (more)

A Black Thunder Mine, WY, coal train slams over the UP Troy Grove Sub at 50 mph as they past thru Earlville. This train has all 3 units (2x1DP) working wide open to keep this 130 car coal train ro... (more)

April Fools Day Double-Header Runby CB&Q 4960 and 5632.