IC&E's Davis Turn heads west for Davis Jct after switching Spaulding with a pair of GP40-2s. This used to be a high-speed double track mainline featuring UP's City trains back in the Milwaukee Ro... (more)

Black Thunder (WY) to Pleasant Prairie (WI) coal loads cross into Illinois behind newly delivered 8625. Somebody's catchin' a ride in the trailing unit.

IAIS 6988 leads an excursion westbound with 7081 and 261 trailing, towards Rock Island

Backing up across the canal bridge outside Bureau, on its way to the depot.

Local backing out over the Rock river in downtown Rockford.

The Mo-Pac Heritage unit leads it's train northbound along the Mississippi River through Chester, IL, as it's competition pushes some barges south on the river.

BNSF's Barstow to Bettendorf job uses the IAIS mainline for headroom to setout a handful of interchange cars for the IAIS.

Regular Merchandise Train from Waterloo, IA - Chicago, IL climbs the hill towards Scales Mound, IL. (Canon EOS20D, 16-35mm f/2.8L USM)

IMRR 60 south crosses Tarr Creek on its way toward Springfield.

An SD18 and RS1325 (one of two ever built) head south over a trestle south of Petersburg.

Westbound coal empty

CN's daily eastbound manifest crosses into Illinois and is about to hit the BNSF diamonds and enter the tunnel before joining the BNSF mainline for the trip to Galena Jct and beyond.

9647 has just crossed the Mississippi inot Illinois making a power move.

Fellow railfans Ian Contreras and Matt Lastovich get the shot of a UP coal load over the scenic fox river bridge. Braving cold temps and nearly falling in the Fox River for a good shot, thats how ... (more)