CFE 3316 passes by the former PRR depot in Watseka as they continue west to Gilman.
The Big Boy departs Watseka after making its scheduled service stop. Watseka's population is a little over 5,000. That number easily quadrupled today with the arrival of the Union Pacific's living... (more)
A westbound TP&W train is seen passing the depot at Watseka on a beautiful Sunday afternoon.
TPW 5015 & TPW 3442 heading past the Watseka depot by the UP diamond in town.
TPW 5015 & TPW 3442 leading a decent sized Peoria, IL bound freight train past the signal in Watseka on an awesome Fall afternoon.
Louisville & Nashville trains 3 and 4, the Chicago-Danville Flyer, were inherited from the Chicago & Eastern Illinois when the L&N and MP split up the C&EI, and on this day the locomotive was ex-C... (more)
The Gilman local heads west through downtown Watseka.
An employee special rounds the curve at Watseka on its way to Dolton.
Headed south down former Missouri Pacific trackage, a UP stack train highballs through Watseka, IL.
A northbound CSX manifest is coming up on the scene of a minor derailment from a month prior that resulted in the new signal on the left and the hoppers pushed over to the side of the ROW.
A northbound coal train rolls by the remains of a failed "pick up" of some grain hoppers from the siding around a month ago that took out the switch & signal.
A detouring Texas Eagle pounds the diamond at Watseka.
Southbound on the joint MP-L&N trackage, about to cross the TP&W diamond.
How would you like to walk out your back door and see this. Looked like there was a previous derailment here.
An ex. Erie Mining RS11 works the grain elevator at Watseka Illinois.