Ina is a small town on Rend Lake, just south of Mt. Vernon. A retired couple casts their lines as a Texas-bound Union Pacific train with all-MP blue on the point crosses the lake in April, 1985. At Benton, this train will head southwest for Gorham, where it will connect to the busy St. Louis-Texas…
Back in 2007, Morning Sun Books published my first book, “Wabash in Color, Vol.2”. As I’ve noted elsewhere on my site, my dad’s father worked for the Wabash for 30 years, and my father interned there while in college. Taking train photos was my dad’s hobby, and of course, the Wabash was his favorite railroad….
From Chapter Five: The Illinois Central came to Bloomington in 1906 as the Indianapolis Southern Railroad. The IC had a very small yard between Walnut and Indiana streets, near the Indiana University campus. Illinois Central Gulf (ICG) Paducah-rebuild GP-10 #8013 and a GP40 work the yard on October 13, 1976. (Richard Koenig) Rails Around Indiana…
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If you are looking for great Christmas gifts for the railfans on your life, there are 2 great books still available for under the tree! Rails Around Michigan and Rails Around Missouri! Rails Around Michigan is available from amazon.com as a print-on-demand title. Rails Around Missouri is available by contacting Don Banwart, donald@sekan.com, or calling…
As Thanksgiving and the Christmas shopping season approaches, just a reminder that the 2nd run (MoPac cover) of this critically acclaimed hard-cover book is still available! 224 pages with over 500 all-color photos from 1946-1986. $48+$5 shipping. Contact Don Banwart, Sekan Printing, donald@sekan.com, or 620 223-5190, option 1 For a free, 18-page PDF preview, go…