A408, lead by a duo of Illinois Central SD70s, cruises South through Neoga. A few miles to the North, in Mattoon, they met Northbound A407, which was also powered by two Illinois Central SD70s. It... (more)

A407 rolls through Neoga. In a few miles, they'll roll into Mattoon where a meet with the counterpart Southbound, A408 will occur.

INRD CN grain loads head back south through Newton for interchange back to the CN.

No longer serving its intended purpose is the tired depot at Grayville, Illinois, on a rainy April 25, 1993, as an Indiana Hi-Rail freight ambles through town on a former Illinois Central line. Th... (more)

CN A497 rumbles through Mattoon Illinois bound for Memphis. A497 was lead by a CN SD40-2 originally built in September of 1973 as MoPac 807, and now serves the CN as 5366.

Indiana Hi Rail Alcos head for bridge to Hendersn

Champaign-Mattoon turn train L551 speeds south hammering across the south switch at Tuscola.

An NS eastbound is about to hit the diamond with the Indiana Hi-Rail at Browns, Illinois on an August afternoon in 1992. This Indiana Hi-Rail line, formerly Illinois Central and originally the Pe... (more)

With their work completed at Mattoon Yard, A431 departs on the final leg of its journey from Memphis, Tenn., to Decatur, Ill. A pair of Tier 4 GE demonstrator units lead on May 22, 2015.

In the pouring rain, a westbound (northbound) Indiana Hi-Rail freight slowly rumbles over the ancient Wabash River Bridge just east of Grayville, Illinois, on April 25, 1993. The train is powered ... (more)

On a rainy April 25, 1993, a westbound (northbound) Indiana Hi-Rail freight slowly rumbles through Griffin, Indiana. Powered by an eclectic trio of locomotives, led by a former SP&S/Burlington Nor... (more)

A westbound (northbound) Indiana Hi-Rail freight passes through Stewartsville, Indiana, and some spring color on a wet April 25, 1993. Indiana Hi-Rail filed for bankruptcy in 1994, with the corpor... (more)

Alligators
Indiana Hi-Rail Alco RSD15 Alligators Nos. 442 and 443 sit at Harwood Yard in Evansville, Indiana, on April 25, 1993. They were not to move this day, but we did later chase a ... (more)

Ex-C&O GP9 #6140 works sleeps away at the Consolidated Grain & Barge mill.