A repainted ex-LMS/Illinois Central Dash 8 leads St Albans-Montreal Canadian National 323 through Cantic.
IC 2461 exits the siding south of Tuscola, IL after meeting a northbound.
The MRF, CN L593 speeds south with a wacky consist for Proctor, MN.
The MRF departs Keenan Yard with traffic for Proctor. It seems CN is now running two MRFs. L593 between Proctor and Keenan and L594 between Keenan and Two Harbors.
CN L593 prepars to depart to Proctor Yard
The former LMS units have certainly seen better days, but a pair of them contributes to the smoke show as they lead a manifest train out of the Proctor Yard.
Grain load head East on BNSF
194 normally meets 301 at North Valley for a crew swap, but today, 301 was running late I guess and it didn't meet it until Cynthia.
The Regular Merchandise Train from Waterloo, IA - Chicago, IL eases through the Beth siding at 10 MPH to go around track workers on the Main at East Beth.
ICON 2461 leads IC 1028 on the daily Westbound manifest down the CN Freeport Sub. (Still going for the seemingly impossible over/under shot.)
Daily freight train from Waterloo, IA - Centralia, IL nears home rails at Portage for the trip uphill to Scales Mound, IL.