Howdy from Havana ,Illinois.

This morning my friend told me about a Heritage that was coming out of East Dabuque and down the Barstow Subdivision to Galesburg. This train would end up heading east on the Chillicothe Subdivision later towards evening. We first caught it at Alpha then Rio then watched it pull into the Galesburg. Then in. the evening we caught it heading east on the Chillicothe Subdivision off Henderson Street. Pictures and videos: Alpha, Illinois: Video at Alpha: Rio, Illinois: This includes my husband Shaun and friend David. Galesburg: Galesburg video: Other catches today: The Blogger: a video my friend made a while back. He did a wonderful job Making it.

This morning a friend and I saw a BNSF Grain train creeping out of the Galesburg yard. My friend determined it was going to head up the Barstow Subdivision. We ended up heading to Alpha where we met an Ethanol train waiting for it to get out of the way. So we ended catching two trains. Video: Later after I go to the store I see a manifest leaving the yard and onto the Ottumwa Subdivision westbound so I go a few miles to Cameron to wait on it.  It had a Reading Northern Railway car on it two in fact. Video: After Cameron I check out the yard before checking out a little of the Mendota Sub to see if they were still doing track work which in Galesburg they were. Before I go home I check out a spot I seen off Google Earth of the Chillicothe Sub crossing over a back road that goes to near my home. I catch a Piggyback Train crossing the bridge. Video: Then I take the back road to head home and see an appr...