The Final Spike Anniversary Steam Tour made its way from Bensenville to Davenport on a wet May 9th. The poor weather did not slow down the amount of foam that chased the train across the D&I. I to... (more)
It's the second year for the CPKC Holiday Train since the merger in 2023, and for the first time, the train's consist has been slightly altered to replace the "Canadian Pacific" script l... (more)
On a sunny clear sky afternoon, the on-time 2022 CP Holiday Train thunders west through Downtown Lanark, IL.
The City of Denver
A pair of KCS "Belles" bring up a CP manifest train westbound at Lanark.
After a three way meet at Kittridge, 471 heads west past the old Milwaukee Road box car which now used to store supplies.
30,000+ horses rumble on up the hill out of Lanark on their way hauling 8,500 tons towards the Mississippi river.
Westbound 273 Bensenville - Nahant road freight roars through Lanark with a quartet of SD40-2s.
Ex-SOO 6045 leads three blue 'n yellows cross the rolling corn fields of northwestern Illinois.
An empty ethanol train is seen here in the siding at Kittridge after the storm. These blue leasers with white strips actually look pretty nice!
At the end of an afternoon thunderstorm, 589 is ready to blast off after dropping an ethanol train off in the siding at Kittridge.
CB&Q E5(A) 9911-A, CNW F7(A) 411 and CB&Q SW7 9255 slowly roll towards the Kittridge siding.
Bensenville - Mason City Manifest heads west towards Lanark, IL after meeting its eastbound counterpart at Adeline.