A P42DC has replaced a Siemens Charger normally assigned to Amtrak's northbound Illini as it cruises past the endless soybean fields of Illinois a couple of minutes before its scheduled stop in Ce... (more)

The northbound Saluki heads toward Chicago with a consist of Superliners. The same trainset came south on Monday with the newly reinstated train #393, The Illini.

IDTX 4602 leads the Illini south through Del Ray.

The southbound “Saluki” is making a station stop. That’s not revenue traffic on the rear. These trains drag three empty baggage cars back and forth day after day to activate CN’s signals... (more)

Amtrak's Saluki races south for Carbondale with Siemens SC44 Charger 4617 leading the way.

Amtrak's southbound "Saluki" speeds into Du Quoin over two hours behind schedule. Unfortunately, for those who travel on this train, passengers are often late as the train is regualarly hours beh... (more)

One of Amtrak's new SC44 Chargers (built by Siemens) leads the early morning northbound run of the Saluki towards Chicago.

Travelling at a high rate of speed, Amtrak's northbound Carbondale-Chicago "Saluki" prepares to head back onto the single track at North Tuscola.

Amtrak's southbound "Saluki" hammers across the north switch at Tuscola on CN's Champaign Sub, bound for Carbondale.

A departing Illini train creeps along the St. Charles Air Line Bridge above Chinatown's Ping Tom Park. View from 18th St.

Starting its 300-mile trek to Chicago, Amtrak's "Saluki" accelerates out of the ex-Illinois Central yard, with the old steam-era concrete coal bunkers still standing in the background. ... (more)

Amtrak train 390, the Saluki, pulls off the BNSF connection track to back into Union Station to unload. This train left Carbondale, IL, on the CN at 07:30 this morning. The train is scheduled 309 ... (more)

#55 pulling Illini Service crosses above the 18th St. Locomotive Shop on the St. Charles Air Line.

Amtrak's Illini waits at Carbondale.

Amtrak's Phase IV heritage unit leads the southbound Illini past the classic IC depot in Peotone.