In this photo, Amtrak's Southwest Chief arrives in Mendota, IL to complete its scheduled stop with two P42DCs in charge, while older generations of motive power in the form of CB&Q 4978 (2-8-2 ste... (more)

A short 45mins after sunrise across the northern Illinois countryside, NS loads for Detroit cruise eastward in the shining sun with a rebuild 70mac & AC44EV for power.

An eastbound Burlington Northern piggyback train curves under the signal bridge at 5th Street in Mendota, Illinois, at 9:35 a.m. on May 2, 1992.

On a foggy afternoon, H BRCGAL1 03A sweeps through Downtown Mendota with a fakebonnet scheme C44-9W at the point.

BNSF SD70MACe 9725 leads coal empties West through Mendota.

Running close to 5 1/2 hours late, Amtrak's California Zephyr glides through Mendota, IL with heritage units 822 and 184 on point.

Amtrak P42DC 7 pulls Amtrak 3, the westbound southwest chief, into Mendota, IL for a station stop.

12/26/75 EB at Mendota, IL. Terry Norton Photo. Mendota had a large Union IC & CB & Q. Current station is remnant of original. Mendota tower can be seen in background. As the line curves to the ri... (more)

Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr curves into Mendota, Illinois, on its trip over Burlington Northern’s Chicago to Galesburg main line on April 16, 1988.

Power for Burlington Northern’s Mendota local rests overnight in the small yard at Mendota, Illinois, as the old buildings lining Main Street glow on the evening of May 1, 1992. What looks for t... (more)

Burlington Northern GP9 No. 1858 and Fort Worth & Denver caboose No. 185 are assigned to local service at Mendota, Illinois, and wait for their next call of duty on the night of August 24, 1991. B... (more)

Amtrak Phase II heritage unit 130 leads the California Zephyr west through Mendota.

CB&Q 4978 sits on display with a caboose in Mendota. This is one of the nicer town displays out there.

Running Late- California Zephyr flies through Mendota, IL after 10PM.

It's the EMD show in Mendota as a pair of H3 Geeps make some switching moves around town. Meanwhile, Cascade green Geep 2720 sits quietly on the house track.