Other than a few scraggly trees and old code line poles, the landscape around Risk, Illinois, is pretty flat and bare. With 25 empty potash cars in tow, Bloomer Line GP10's 7591 and 7504 head sout... (more)
After unloading 25 cars of potash in Colfax, Bloomer Line GP10's 7504 and 7591 trundles east away from Anchor, Illinois, bound for interchange with Norfolk Southern in Gibson City.
After a successful run from Des Plaines to Crystal Lake and back, the 2017 Metra/Union Pacific Operation North Pole Express deadheads back towards Crystal Lake along main two, stirring up a little... (more)
Vermilion Valley Railroad F9 #4210 and Chesapeake and Indiana Railroad GP38-2 #5115 pose together during an afternoon of switching within the Olin plant complex. 4210 and 5115 were recently resto... (more)