CN A408 to Centralia pulls into Mattoon in preparation to drop some of its cars before continuing southbound.

CN A408 to Centralia picks up speed after coming out of the siding. In the lead is an IC SD70 with a mixed bag of power trailing, including the EJE heritage.

With a few inches of snow blanketing the landscape, a matched quad of four IC SD70s hi-tails kicking up all the fresh drifts.

As winter storm Blair slams southern Illinois, the railroad keeps on moving as seen here in Mattoon. Todays wintery train features a matched quad of four IC SD70s, passing the IC station house, ma... (more)

CN A408 is done with its work in Champaign and heads south past the old elevator at Hayes. These Illinois Central SD70's have been a fixture of CN locals in Illinois for years now and it's a real ... (more)

CN A408 is running a tad behind as it heads south through the Manteno. Today's train has a nice home rails consist of three IC SD70's.

A408 crosses the diamond at Gilman with IC 1027 leading the way today. The diamond was once an IC/PRR diamond but is now a CN/TPW diamond. To the right is the former depot that now serves as a CN ... (more)

IC 1027 leads south through Danforth on a beautiful March morning. To the right is the former depot that served the town back in the day. This stretch of the IC is really cool as almost every town... (more)

CN A408 is closing in on Champaign as it makes its way through Paxton, Illinois. Paxton is named after Sir Joseph Paxton who was not only a large IC shareholder but the architect of the Crystal Pa... (more)

No mistaking where we are here! CN A408 heads through Onarga at track speed with a duo of IC SD70's leading. Onarga was home to Allan Pinkerton's, the founder of Pinkerton National Detective Agenc... (more)

The trek to Centralia continues as IC 1021 flies through yet another small town in central Illinois. Danforth is a true Illinois Central town, founded in 1872 when the railroad came through.

The sound of a P5 wakes up the small town of Ashkum as A408 rips through. Ashkum is home to 750 people and was named after an Iroquois chief.

A pair of IC SD70 Deathstar's and a GT painted 4 axle bring southbound CN Train A408 into Effingham, IL.

A pair of IC SD70's lead CN Train A408 south through Edgewood, IL.

A pair of IC SD70's lead CN Train A408 south near Neoga, IL.