After at least 10 minutes of blocking the only crossing in downtown Ladd, this truck driver pretty much floored it when the train finally cleared. The train is backing up to put a bunch of bulkhea... (more)

After dropping off all but 3 cars in Ladd, the Zearing job crosses a rural road on a trestle in the woods north of Spring Valley, headed for LaSalle.

The Illinois Railnet CF7's take the weekend off while Iowa Interstate's CBBI train heads east by the old Rock Island depot.

One of IRN's CF7's sits silently on this lovely summer day.