Beneath the glow of the Pillsbury elevator at Springfield, Illinois, Chicago and Illinois Midland EMD RS1325 No. 30 and SW1200 No. 20 rest near the railroad’s shop in the twilight of a March 198... (more)

Chicago and Illinois Midland coal power pauses at the yard office at Powerton, Illinois, on a pleasant night in September 1984. A set of three EMD SD38-2s led by No. 73, wait for another call to d... (more)

EMD built only two RS1325 (10/1960). Chicago & Illinois Midland #30 & #31.

Ex-C&IM SD20 #83, now owend by Port Inland, takes another load of limestone 6 miles down to the Harbor.

Chicago and Illinois Midland EMD SD18s sit in repose for the night in September 1984, at Springfield, Illinois. These two locomotives, delivered new when built in 1961 and 1962, were the only two ... (more)

Nightfall on the C&IM
A lineup of Chicago and Illinois Midland power rests at the railroad’s shops at Springfield, Illinois, on the evening of January 26, 1985. All-EMD, left to right... (more)

C&IM RS1325 #30 working at Ellis, IL || October 1987

The simplified paint scheme is not as nice as the earlier one but this unit looks well maintained and that's always pleasing.

CIM 81 running long-hood forward leads TZPR 701, 1520 and a few cars thru downtown Peoria.

Nicely equipped and beautifully maintained. Check out those switch target lamps. We miss them.

Empty coal train may be having brake problems.