The clouds had broken from a full overcast within 30 minutes and fter crossing my fingers to get a train in this awesome sunset, lights appear on the horizon. I was hoping to get this train before... (more)

The train has finally switched ends and is now making its way east towards the switch to Stewart. Leading the way is KBSR 701 as they slowly move through a drift that has formed over the rails.

After about 7 inches of snow falling across Central Illinois, the first train of the day on the Decatur & Eastern Illinois Railroad cuts across the Illinois plains. With the FURX 5551 and HLCX 421... (more)

The famed engineer Rivera keeps his eyes peeled down the track for any obstructions as he approaches a grade crossing near Murdock.

Engineer Monroe peers down of his unit for the return trip, UP 1136. In a very dense fog, the LSB54 had just returned to Villa Grove with 55 cars after a long day of work at Shelbyville and multip... (more)

After a run from Decatur to Chrisman (with work at Tuscola), the DREI tied down at Grapevine Road on the Danville Subdivision, allowing for some pictures. The crew will then go from here back to D... (more)

Seeing that the sun was out and making a very nice scene, I notice that a northbound train was passing through Tuscola, which would put it here in around 15-20 minutes. By the time the train ap... (more)

With engineer Rivera at the helm, the eastbound Decatur to Paris freight train rolls by the old Murdock Mine with a heavy train in tow, topping out at 9400 tons with 6000 horsepower doing the tric... (more)

Shooting this railroad never gets old! After some work at the industrial complex west of Tuscola and holding for a northbound CN M335 (with an IC leader!), the Decatur 101 exits Tuscola with a ... (more)

Behind a pair of FURX GP38-2s, the Decatur 101 train polishes off the last of the Danville Secondary before making the turn onto the Decatur Subdivision at Chrisman.

The westbound train to Decatur, identifying themselves as the Decatur 101, finishes their final work at Ficklin and prepares to blast off to the west, with only miles to go before they reach Decat... (more)

The westbound Decatur & Eastern Illinois Railroad train to Decatur, identifying themselves as the Decatur 101, crosses onto the UP and over the CN before switching back onto their mainline at Tusc... (more)

UP MYCAS halts just north of Villa Grove with UP 9445, a C41-8W, on the point. The train will await another in front to crew change before it will proceed on into town. Note the "We Will D... (more)

With CREX 1518 doing the honors, CN L551 emerges into Mattoon, where it'll pull down to the south end of the yard and eventually begin switching. Due to Decatur Yard being a mess, CN L551 isn'... (more)

UP 4122 highballs Villa Grove on the southbound ZYCSA as a Christmas Eve snowstorm lets loose over the Central Illinois area.