Led by EMD GP60M No. 125, Santa Fe’s 791 train enters Houlihan’s Curve west of Chillicothe, Illinois, as it quickly descends Edelstein Hill on May 11, 1991.

Santa Fe’s 791 train, led by GE B40-8W No. 506, sprints around the curve into Ancona, Illinois, at 2:44 p.m. on May 30, 1992.

Santa Fe’s 791 train flies across the Illinois Route 17 overpass between Ancona and Reading, Illinois, on the afternoon of May 15, 1993.

Six minutes behind Santa Fe’s 881 train, a trio of “hot rod” GP60Ms speed the 791 train eastbound out of Ancona, Illinois, at 5:38 p.m. on May 9, 1992, seen in a panned photograph. When was ... (more)

Santa Fe 553 at speed
In a pan photo taken at 4:31 p.m. on June 20, 1992, Santa Fe’s 791 train speeds through Houlihan’s Curve west of Chillicothe, Illinois.