Steam and Plants Are some of my favorite things. Taking full advantage of this location I catch the passing "Final Spike Tour" of CP 2816 passing Wilson Nurseries as it makes its way we... (more)

CP GP20C-ECO 2246 leads the 2023 CPKC Holiday Train West through Hampshire in the snow.

KCSM 4549 (AC4400CW) and CP 8757 (Every Child Matters ES44AC) team up to lead CPKC 180 through Hampshire, IL.

KCS 4795 (ES44AC) leads another KCS GE on westbound/southbound CPKC intermodal 180 through Hampshire, IL

CP 8130 (AC4400CWM) leads CPKC 253 (Manifest - Bensenville, IL to Davenport, IA) through Hampshire, IL into the late afternoon sunlight.

In the town of Hampshire, IL is a restored Firestone gas station, which I figured could make a good foreground to frame CP 183, which on this day sported KCS "Grey Ghost" 4569, with a KC... (more)

With two freshly rebuilt NS SD60Es, CP 473 heads west towards Savanna. There had just been a pretty big snowfall in are area and that resulted in a 10ft high snow mound next to the tracks! climbed... (more)

With only 12 minutes to sunset, a pair of EMD's leads #473, freight from Bensenville, IL to Nahant, IA. The leader is an ex MILW SD40-2 (206) and is 41 years old. My understanding is most of the... (more)

Eastbound Nahant - Bensenville road freight cruises across northeastern Illinois just after sunrise.

A pair of SOOs blast through Hampshire just after sunrise.

The engineer of Milwaukee Road train #226 has his trio of GP40s wound up good on this beautiful Saturday afternoon. The dust is kicking up from those trailing hi-cube autoparts boxcars bound for K... (more)

EB manifest DME 6094 ICE 6428 DME 6096 ICE 6429

IC&E GP40-2's 4202 and 4203 lead the eastbound Davis Junction to Spaulding local through Hampshire.

Hampshire, Illinois is as far east as this Extra East will make it, as an obviously tired crew waits for the taxi. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO