Westbound Illinois Railway "plow extra" crosses the frozen Fox River on the west side of Sheridan with a pair of ex-CNW SD50s sandwiching an ex-SP SD45T-2.

HBR 5008, ex-CNW 7018, blasts through the Illinois Railway snow covered main line and into the small town of Sheridan, IL. The Illinois Railway has four Hudson Bay SD50s on the property, all origi... (more)

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77 years and still doing it's job

After 63 years of millions of tons of freight and the constant temperature changes, (as the ice crystals form on the rail) I suppose a little wear would be expected on these rails.

Extra eastbound RailNet blasts through Sheridan on a Sunday morning.

BNSF 4897 and 4008 briefly disturb the silence of the small cemetery at Sheridan, IL, westbound on the Illinois Railway with empty sand hoppers. While the IR maintains it own diesels, BNSF power ... (more)

HBR 5008, IR 9238 and 7444 roll east through Sheridan, headed for Eola Yard.

Working back towards Ottawa, Illinois, the Illinois Railnet Eola turn sails across the Fox River just outside of Sheridan. Thanks to Don Kalkman for the lighting assistance.

Illinois Railway's Job 107 heads east across the Fox River, passing through Sheridan, on its way to the BNSF's Eola Yard.

Burlington K-2 class 4-6-0 637 was built by Rogers Locomotive & Machine Works in November 1892 as Burlington & Missouri River 309. In 1949 this locomotive was refitted with a diamond stack for exh... (more)

Burlington K-2 class 4-6-0 637 was built by Rogers Locomotive & Machine Works in November 1892 as Burlington & Missouri River 309. In 1949 this locomotive was refitted with a diamond stack for exh... (more)

The Illinois Railway heads west across the Fox River with a SD50 / SD45T-2 / SD50 combo.

HBR 5009, LTEX 9259 and HBR 5008 emerge from the forest and cross the Fox River.

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