After completing their work at Otto, A408 heads south through Chebanse as the morning sun continues to burn off the patchy fog.

Its a beautiful morning to take flight and see the northbound Amtrak City of New Orleans doing every bit of 79 MPH through Chebanse on its way to Chicago Union Station.

On the evening of Mothers Day, CNs A407 job breaks the calm silence of Chebanse, IL, to which, they’ll decelerate into the tiny yard in Otto. Big fan of the small town feel beneath the gazebo as... (more)

IC 1003 heads south out of Chebanse, passing some classic Illinois Central codeline. A408 usually works Otto first thing in the morning and blasts down the Mainline of Mid America right at sunrise... (more)

Paul Meyer photo.

CN train M399 sprints south through Chebanse, Illinois on the former Illinois Central main with a pair of barns and an SD75I providing the power.

CN C40-8M 2401 leads M399 south past the old IC depot in Chebanse.

Rolling south at track speed, M371 prepares to pass under I-57 in Chebanse, IL. A veteran BC Rail barn looks great leading the way.

A trio of Illinois Central EMDs bring a manifest train past the depot at Chebanse, Illinois. Paul Meyer photo.

Finally the warm temperature and summer weather is here after all the snow... and now with trees starting to bloom, we catch a CN freight heading south on the main picking up speed to get off the ... (more)

With Interstate 57 looming in the distance, M336 rolls south of Chebanse.

M336 rolls through Chebanse, headed south towards Champaign.

The Illinois Central Santa Train prepares to depart Chebanse in near blizzard conditions.

A southbound IC lead train breaks the silence of the small community of Chebanse Illinois.

IC had just been single tracked when I took this picture.