Illinois Terminal - diesel
Illinois Terminal - electric
Litchfield & Madison - diesel
Litchfield & Madison - steam
Nickel Plate - diesel
Nickel Plate - steam
Wabash - diesel
Illinois Central   NEW PAGE
Misc. local RR subjects

Scanned paper items
    ITC         Misc
    L&M / CP&StL
    NKP

Nickel Plate - Steam

last update 7/14/03

Most taken at NKP's Madison IL yard in 1952-53 but a few are in the Edwardsville
area. 45 photos of Berkshires, Mikados and one Consolidation.

Litchfield & Madison - Diesel

p.#1 p.#2

last update 9/4/03

65+ photos of L&M Alco RS-3's, a few L&M misc. and C&NW trains (#381 / #380
and #383 / #386) that were handled by L&M crews. Edwardsville enginehouse.

Litchfield & Madison - Steam

last update 7/2/03

32 photos of L&M's 2-8-2's (and two 2-8-0s). Many were handed down from L&M-C&NW
engineer T.A.Gildersleeve (dec.) with original photographer unknown.

Illinois Terminal - Diesel

last update 7/24/03

28 photos of ITC diesels in the LeClaire Yard area. Includes EMD GP-7's, one
SW-1200 and Alco S-2's. One steam photo 2-8-2 #30

Other subjects

C&NW / NS coal train
ITC SD39s
NKP at Richards Brick
NKP hoppers cars in 1980s
NKP Berkshire #759
Retired power at Wood River, Ill
Baldwin builder photos
Frisco 4-8-2 #1522
Steam at Granite City Steel
Wrecks (ITC, NKP, Wab, NYC)
WWII - railroad damage
WWII - Baldwin
Second hand diesels in Arkansas

Illinois Terminal - Electric

last update (minor) 7/20/03

17 photos at or near the IT's LeClaire Yard. Includes 3 of St.Louis line track
removal area and a few of IT misc.

Wabash - Diesel

last update 1/26/04

20+ photos; All taken near the Bohm area between Edwardsville and Poag. Some
show a couple work trains working in the are. 3 Baldwin steam builder photos.

Misc. Subjects

page #2 page #3

3 PAGES

last update 7/25/03

Misc. photos; most related to the railroads shown above, and 6 or 7 wrecks ---
Other items added include WWII, Frisco #1522, and 2nd hand diesels in Arkansas.

Misc Paper Items

last update 1/2/04

L&M ITC NKP Misc

Photos by others

Various scanned Rule Books, etc. on 3 pages with additions as available.
Includes items from Jeff Halloin, Mark Barnett and others

August Riccono
    ITC and L&M
Gary Forshaw
    C&NW ITC 1960s NKP
    NKP #759     NEW ITC PAGES
Kevin Farmer
    NS and UP in Illinois - 2003
    other misc.
    UP Challenger #3985 - NEW
John Poeling - NEW PAGE
NEW - Abandoned right of way
Jeff Halloin
    paper items

(other credited items are on various pages / subjects)

Later Time Periods

last update 5/25/03

NKP clay hoppers still in use at Richards Brick in 1983, joint C&NW-NS coal train, other misc. from 1970's thru 1990's; 83 photos on 2 PAGES page #1 page #2

Baldwin photos - various

last update 7/15/03

Builder photos and misc. acquired as 8x10s from H.L.Broadbelt in the 1980s. Data cards
might be added at a future date. Currently 2 pages. page #1 page #2

Photo contributions by others

click thumbnail or name

120+ photos by Gary Forshaw cover 1960s NKP and C&NW, NKP #759 and IT SD39s. Also retired power at Wood River, Ill. updated 1/26/04 NEW PAGES - IT Diesel

Other Locations

West Central Illinois - 10 pages
Colorado (narrow gauge)
Wabash, Frisco and Pacific RR
(scale live steam)

Mixed locations and subjects

Photos from the 1970's and 2003 from Kevin Farmer include the local area and other.
Also NS and UP -- #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 updated 1/21/04

Photos from the collection of August Riccono will be added as they are available.
Litchfield & Madison updated 1/5/04 and Illinois Terminal updated 11/13/03

Links to LeClaireRail.com's railroads:

Nickel Plate Hist. & Tech. Society

John Fryar's Nickel Plate

Illinois Traction Society

Chicago & North Western Hist. Society

Wabash John Nixon website

Illinois Central Hist. Society