Oakland empties traverse the twists and turns of the Charleston Subdivision on the south side of Charleston. Ruining the pure WSOR consist is the leader, WAMX 4134, the DREI’s lone “true” SD... (more)

Within the final two weeks of their operations, the Eastern Illinois Railroad Company is still making their customers happy. After getting the ice off the engine and making sure it's ready to go, ... (more)

Took a stop by the Eastern Illinois Railroad Company's "headquarters" in Charleston, IL yesterday. Not expecting to run into anyone, I talked to their manager for over an hour about oper... (more)

One of my favorite rebuilds is the GP10 with dynamic brakes. This one was a Conrail unit at one time.

GP9 #516 along with RS11 #860 lead a westbound on the Clover Leaf district west of Charleston, Illinois. James Lennon photo. Barry Lennon collection.