A westbound Santa Fe piggyback train led by an SF30C leans into the curve at Ancona, Illinois. -- September 25th, 1992 ~~ A Jeff Hampton Photograph ©

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On July 29th, 1994 westbound Santa Fe train 198 is holding near the depot at Streator, Illinois so that train 199 can run past.

The return of the attractive red & silver warbonnet paint scheme in the final years of the Santa Fe sure was a great time to photograph this railroad. ~~ A Jeff Hampton Photograph ©

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On June 12th, 1992 a matched set of the Santa Fe’s finest GE and EMD Warbonnet locomotives with new B40-8w #564 leading the way is the power for hot shot westbound ATSF train 199 which is just starting across the Vermilion river bridge at South Streator, Illinois. ~~ A Jeff Hampton Photograph ©

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A solid set of Red & Silver four-axle Santa Fe Warbonnet locomotives is leading a westbound TOFC priority train as it charges around Houlihan’s curve at the base of Edelstein hill -- Back in the days of the ATSF this classic vantage point just west of Chillicothe, Illinois was one of the most popular photo locations in the entire state. -- October 20th, 1994 ~~ A Jeff Hampton Photograph ©

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Right in front of the depot at Chillicothe, Illinois the morning of October 11th, 1990 - a Santa Fe piggy-back train with an SD40-2 and SD45-2 power set stops briefly for a crew change. Soon this hot-shot will be back underway for the last segment of its fast eastward sprint into Chicago. ~~ A Jeff Hampton Photograph ©

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