CN local L544 with a train of empty hoppers to take to the Kaskaskia Regional Port District to reload with limestone needed for the smokestack scrubbers.

IC, Illinois Central SD70 1002 leads a westbound past the historic Victorian era station at Galena, Illinois. December 8, 1998. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

The Centralia, IL based local approaches the junction with the St. Louis Sub mainline with empty hoppers for limestone to interchange with the Kaskaskia Regional Port District at Lenzburg, IL.

CN local based out of Centralia, IL is approaching the gate to the Prairie State Energy Campus with empty hoppers to be loaded with fly ash, which is the reside left after burning coal.

CNW 7015 crosses the Eau Claire River in Altoona, WI. in February of 1990.

After interchanging loaded hoppers of limestone with the Kaskaskia Regional Port Authority at Lenzburg, a pair of "Death Stars" returns to the Prairie State Energy Campus (a clean coal g... (more)

A pair of "Death Stars" climbs the grade from Mud Creek after working the Prairie State Energy Campus (a clean coal generating station) near Lively Grove, IL.

A 4 car deadhead special back to Council Bluffs heads east at Cabazon.

After meeting one on this dreary early morning NS 174 (Macon,GA-Elkhart,IN) pick up the pace as they receive a signal to proceed north out of the siding at Davis (MP 53.3). This is the location of... (more)

Owned by the CN but still sporting its Illinois Central paint SD70 1018 leads a southbound into Centralia.

What a sight in 2024, a stunnint 4-pack of IC SD70s lead a northbound M335 freight past one of IC’s stations and towards Champaign yard for a crew change.

Foreign Visitors. The daily container (pig) train arrives into Columbia off the Southern's W-Line from Spartanburg. It's not uncommon that UP power leads this train but it's still nice to ... (more)

A pair of veteran standard cabs lead the local after working the Prairie State Energy Campus.

NS 2578 leads NS 27A late in the evening through Wellborn, AL

UP 4265 at Mojave.