A solo Bloomer GP10 is leading a train of potash hoppers seen here arriving in Gibson City.

A Bloomer southbound cruises through the farmland surrounding the old Wabash main.

A solo Bloomer geep brings a potash train through the small town of Strawn, Illinois headed south toward Gibson City.

Bloomer Line Railroad (BLOL) GP10 #7591 is on the rear of an empty hopper Train heading west through the corn fields passed MP 224 just east of Anchor, Illinois returning from Colfax on an overcas... (more)

Two GP10s lead a cut of CN cars South down the Bloomer mainline towards Gibson City.

A colorful lashup at Risk Junction as BLOL 7591, LTEX 3802 and 3801 spend the night at Risk Junction after being tied down on the way to Gibson City on a frigid cold night. I ended up getting mino... (more)

Bloomer line GP9 7591 rests with 3 cars just north of Charlotte on the Bloomer mainline. This portion of the line is in the process of being rebuilt.

BLOL 7591 and LTEX 3802 finish running around their train and make their way back south to Gibson City with loads beginning the journey back south heading south out of Cullom, seen here passing th... (more)

After loading grain at a grain elevator a few miles to the north, BLOL 7591 makes it’s way back south with loaded grain hoppers to take back to Gibson City. The train would later tie down at Ris... (more)

Route 47 traffic and Bloomer Line traffic paralleling side by side in Central Illinois. I’ve done this shot probably 3-4x now and I’ve never had such car traffic while getting my shot. Althoug... (more)

The Bloomer Line bringing approx 25 grain loads for the CN towards the small township of Charlotte, Illinois.

Bloomer Line 7591 has just finished switching out plastic cars in Chatsworth and is now heading back towards Risk Junction with empties to be dropped off for the time being. After dropping the Emp... (more)

BLOL 7591 & BLOL 7504, a pair of Paducahs loading a grain train up at the elevator in the small township of Charolette.

The most stereotypical farm scene available. The BLOL 7591 leads a loaded NS grain train past a grain bin & grain auger seen from across a farm field. Hello Illinois!

BLOL 7591 leads a LTEX motor w/ half loaded NS grain cars down the scale track in Sibley, IL. This is where they’ll finish their loading before taking the train to home base in Gibson City.