The Illinois Terminal Belt railroad bringing grain loads South towards Clinton, Illinois, for interchange with the CN.

Trio of GP10s bringing grain loads from Heyworth down the former Illinois Central Charter Branch back to CN interchange in Clinton. This Motive Rail operation is called the Illinois Terminal Belt.

MWLX 609 at Wapella, IL.

The Illinois Terminal Belt Railroad creeps along with this empty grain train from Clinton to Heyworth. This train came off the CN at Clinton and shuttles between Heyworth and Decatur for Staley. T... (more)

An Illinois Terminal Belt grain train is seen making its way through the small town of Wapella with a trio of red, white 'n' blue GP10's.

A trio of Motive Rail EMD’s which run the “Illinois Terminal Belt” in Central Illinois lead a Southbound grain train for interchange with the Canadian National in Clinton, IL. This train was... (more)

Illinois Terminal Belt Kids Wave A brother and sister wave to engineer Roger Respondek as South bound Illinois Terminal Belt corn loads roll along a 10.7 mile section of the Illinois Central Rail... (more)

A trio of EMD veterans leading a loaded grain train South on the former IC Charter Branch to Clinton, IL. In Clinton the ITB will leave this train for the Canadian National to pick up.

The newly put together Illinois Terminal Belt Railroad passing the Tate & Lyle elevator in Wapella, IL on the former ICG.

Two GP10’s & a MP15AC work a loaded grain train for the Canadian National up the hill into the small 600 resident town of Wapella, IL on the former IC Charter Line. The Illinois Terminal Belt ow... (more)

The first CN Heyworth Grain train after Tate & Lyle and the CN signed a new contract, approached Carl Springs between Heyworth and Wapella, Illinois with 100 cars of corn. STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO

What may be the final grain train out of Heyworth rolls south on the former Illinois Central's Charter line. The engineer has hung his safety vest outside his cab window, apparently bored with the... (more)

Repainted from black into blue paint this unnumbered GE 50 ton is a switcher at the Tate & Lyle grain elevator. Ex. Staley.

Staley switcher waits for the rush!