A CSXT AC4400CW, leads Union Pacific train M BNAS (Bloomington - Alton Southern) through Atlanta, Illinois on a brisk Saturday afternoon, Oct 25, 2008. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

The Canton Cannonball rolls downhill south of Marietta, on a perfect fall day, Thursday Oct 16, 2008. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

The Canton Cannonball rolls downhill out of Glasford, on a less than ideal Friday Oct 17, 2008. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

The Canton Cannonball heads west with engineer Dave Henry and conductor Josh Flatley in control. The train is alonside the Canton-Cuba blacktop and passing UE Siding on Thursday afternoon Oct 16, ... (more)

Peoria & Western Railway engineer Doug Henry leans from the cab of PREX 800, a GP8 that is on its first run helping the two FP9A's that have made this central Illinois railway a prime target for r... (more)

Illinois Central 6128 leads two former GM&O GP38's on a late running dog catched Peoria Local, at ''MI'', railroad telegraph station reporting marks for Mt. Pulaski, Illinois.

Not a cloud in the sky, with a temperature in the low 70's, and the Peoria & Western Funits are running west. Of course, when your friends come to visit, the scene you have photographed at least a... (more)

With the Illinois River well above flood stage, Tazewell & Peoria Railway drags a Cedar Rapids coal loads bound for the Iowa Interstate, on Sunday afternoon Sept 21 2008.

With the Illinois River well above flood stage, the Peoria & Western trundles across the lift bridge as the crews of towboat Shirley Ann change out on Sunday afternoon Sept 21 2008. The train is r... (more)

Engineer Doug Henry, track warrant and train list in hand, climbs FP9 1750 outside the Kolbe depot at Mapleton, Illinois on Sunday afternoon Sept 21 2008. The train is running a transfer into the ... (more)

MILW 261 engineer Steve Sandberg is the engineer on Steve Glischinski's 1970's era photo freight, run on Monday Sept 8, 2008 on the CN's Dresser Subdivsion with crews and equipment from the Minn... (more)

IORY 1501 and 1500 are working a Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway train, taking 27 empty grain cars back to the East Peoria yards after being unloaded at one of the Archer Daniels Midland ethanol ... (more)

Peoria & Western Railway's FP9A's continue to see their second season of service on the former Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway line between Mapleton and Good Hope, Illinois. Engineer Dave Henry i... (more)

Illinois Central's Peoria Local operated its last run as an assigned job on Saturday August 30th, with the job going to the extra board. The local has been a favorite since its noon call time at D... (more)

Illinois Central's Peoria Local rattles the mail boxes at Chestervale, Illinois. The Chestervale Elevator is the oldest operating wooden grain elevator in Logan County.