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June train show double-header!
I will be at the Galesburg Scale Train Show Saturday June 27 at the Knights of Columbus in Galesburg, 1556 E Fremont St, then the next day at the Decatur Train Fair, Decatur Civic Center, #1 Gary Anderson Plaza from 11-4. Come by and get your copy of Rails Around Central Illinois, and info about…
Rails Around Northern Illinois update!
My 7th book, Rails Around Northern Illinois, is through the writing phase! Next is design and layout, then final edits before the printer deadline of August 1, 2026. The goal is to have the book released late October, early November 2026, in time for Christmas! Meanwhile, the Central Illinois book is 70% sold out, and…
Summer Sundays: Excerpt from Chapter 5
Viewed from the Sterling 1st Street Waterworks on the city’s east side, C&NW Falcon service train #239 crosses the Sterling Causeway over the Rock River on June 26, 1981. The causeway was formed in the early 1900s by the construction of dams between Sterling and Rock Falls, flooding the fields north (photo left) of the…
Rails Around Southern Illinois update
Our book has been out for a week now. https://michaelckelly.net/?page_id=7467See what people are saying about the book so far:On a scale of 1-10, it’s a 20! -Dennis Toth-Got mine in the mail today. Thumbed through it real quick. Looks fantastic!- Todd Stevens-Just finished reading my copy. Very nice! – Tony Creamer-Quality photos if you like…
Flying High on the CGW
From Chapter Five: The CGW cross the Fox River in St Charles on a six-span, five-pier plate-girder bridge north of the downtown area. Eastbound train #192 is captured crossing the bridge in January 1968 behind six F-units. The Great Western Trail now occupies the span. (Terry Norton) There are more fantastic shots like this of…
