Northbound past the closed tower at a great place to watch trains. Unit was originally BN. Photo by Mike Dolenski. From my collection.

Gary Kirk, IN - Centralia, IL train A408 heads onto Main 1 at North Tuscola.

Wearing CN's paint scheme, IC SD70s 1030 and 1039 hustle Centralia bound train A408 onto Main #1 at North Tuscola.

After meeting CN's A408 at North Tuscola, Amtrak's northbound "City of New Orleans" departs off of Main #2.

Out and about testing the new toy this evening. I'm quite pleased with its results so far! A northbound UP mixed freight, symbol being MASPR, is seen splitting the City of Tuscola in two, behin... (more)

UP 4014 "Big Boy" crosses over the diamond at Tuscola, IL after leaving Villa Grove.

WAMX SD40M-2 4240 leads DREI 101 East through Tuscola

WB freight. Photo by Mike Dolenski. From my collection.

UP 6706 leads UP MPRNL at Tuscola,IL

The daily eastbound Decatur & Eastern Illinois train 101 is seen rolling through Newman, IL.

Right at Home! The Mainline of Mid America this morning featured a northbound M335 (Memphis, TN - Gary, IN) train hustling through the countryside in Tuscola, passing a vintage elevator. Th... (more)

A408's pair of IC's meet another pair of IC's on A407 in Tuscola. Sometimes it seems like the IC never left.

With a large lightning storm overhead, the Tuscola-based 200 job power sits quiet for the night.

Tuscola tower
CSXT EMD GP16 No. 1823, still in the gray Family Lines System paint scheme, brings a westbound freight past the tower guarding the crossings of the Illinois Central’s mai... (more)

IC #1025 is moments away from slamming the UP/DREI (ex-C&EI/B&O) diamonds in Tuscola, Illinois with the southbound A408 for Centralia.