Keokuk Junction Railway's first run of the repainted Bunit took place earlier than expected due to a power failure on an Eastbounds train earlier in the week. So crews left the train at Seville, d... (more)

An A-B-A set of F9's for the Peoria and Western Railway pull a long string of coal hoppers out of storage near Disco, IL on 3/31/10.

An A-B-A set of F9's for the Peoria and Western Railway pull a long string of coal hoppers out of storage as it passes the badly faded wooden station sign at Disco, IL on 3/31/10.

Four inches of fresh heavy snow blanket the KJRY at Kolbe Station including the pair of FP9's and a GP20.

The local out of Keokuk has cut off the thru power and now will pull the F-units into the shop tracks at La Harpe. The F-units are due for a 92 day inspection. Today was a nice treat because the F... (more)

The Keokuk Junction Railway Santa Train makes its way to its next stop of Breeds.

The Keokuk Junction FP9A's lead a borrowed Hawkeye Express bi-level and a Pioneer Lines caboose into Glasford with the annual Santa Train. The KJ offered train rides in the ex-CNW/Metra commuter ... (more)

What turned out to be a treat for the photographer was more of a trick for the crew of Halloween Day's Canton Cannonball. Upon arrival Monday, crews could not get the train moving due to ground r... (more)

Keokuk Junction Railway's Canton Cannonball rolls downhill off Glasford Hill and across Trivoli Road on Halloween afternoon, Monday October 31, 2011. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

Halloween Day's Canton Cannonball is two miles from a crew change that normally would have taken place four hours prior. The train suffered a five hour delay due to locomotive issues. The home in ... (more)

What turned out to be a treat for the photographer was more of a trick for the crew of Halloween Day's Canton Cannonball. Upon arrival Monday, crews could not get the train moving due to ground re... (more)

What turned out to be a treat for the photographer was more of a trick for the crew of Halloween Day's Canton Cannonball. Upon arrival Monday, crews could not get the train moving due to ground re... (more)

A 50mm shot of the A-B-A set, a bit of a different view from my previous moon shot. Exposure 90 seconds, f/9,ISO-200.

Staged for the Monday run west, the ABA set of f-units sits under an especially bright moon.

Where on earth can you find three F9's A-B-A pulling 106 empty coal cars? Disco, IL! On a rare move to pull cars from storage, the newly added B unit makes this trio perfect, as they climb out of ... (more)