Coal train heading north through the Narrows north of Peoria, Sept. 11, 2007.
By: Andy Brown

Nice front yard!
By: Andy Brown

The crew stopped at Chillicothe to pick up sand, Sept. 11, 2007.
By: Andy Brown

Preparing to shove south from the sand pit onto their train.
By: Andy Brown

By the retaining wall south of Sparland, Sept. 11, 2007.
By: Andy Brown

Sand and coal loads.
By: Andy Brown

Sand/coal train and the trusty Tempo south of Henry.
By: Andy Brown

Passing the Henry depot.
By: Andy Brown

I've always admired this spot south of Putnam but have never shot a train here until this one, Sept. 11, 2007.
By: Andy Brown

Coal cars. I thought it was neat that there was an IC, HLMX, CC, and SSAM all right there together.
By: Andy Brown

Sand/coal train arrives at Bureau, Sept. 11, 2007.
By: Andy Brown

The crew is pulling their sand loads west on the main, past more sand loads, a tank for Chessie, 250, and cement empties for Buzzi at La Salle, Sept. 11, 2007.
By: Andy Brown

Shoving sand loads eastward on the south conveyor track.
By: Andy Brown

The Bureau Rocket crew is setting a bad order coil car to the north siding so the carmen can fix it, Sept. 12, 2007.
By: Andy Brown

Digging out the cement cars to take to La Salle.
By: Andy Brown

250.
By: Andy Brown

Pulling cement hoppers.
By: Andy Brown

250's keeping some pretty poor company....
By: Andy Brown

The Rocket is ready to go to Utica, Sept. 12, 2007.
By: Andy Brown

I've always thought the La Salle/Peru area is really neat. Here's a true classic; the old Peru light plant.
By: Andy Brown

And another neat one; the old Westclox plant.
By: Andy Brown

Looking east along the main at the interchange track up to Buzzi's yard.
By: Andy Brown

Looking west at La Salle. The Rocket crew has returned from Utica and is shoving cement empties up the interchange. Cars from Chessie at Utica, bound for Henry, are left sitting on the main. Sept. 12, 2007.
By: Andy Brown

Looking east as they shove up the hill.
By: Andy Brown

Looking west from the top of the hill, the conductor is "riding the point."
By: Andy Brown

Shoving empties into Buzzi's yard.
By: Andy Brown

Tying onto the outbound loads.
By: Andy Brown

Pulling forward onto the interchange to head back down the hill. Sept. 12, 2007
By: Andy Brown

Coming down the hill at La Salle.
By: Andy Brown

Bureau Rocket is heading west through Depue, Sept. 12, 2007.
By: Andy Brown