8-26-24 Mega Update

[TommyBNSF]

Well here it is finally. My long awaited mega update for Illinois. This includes every, and I mean EVERY picture I had from the state, including pictures I literally took today. There's stuff for everybody in this update. We have new signals and old signals. We have new crossings and updated crossings, including TONS of signal replacements. There's BNSF, UP, CSX, CN, NS, CPKC, IAIS, Metra, BRC, IHB, CTA, IR, TZPR, IMRR, KJRY, and more. This update also documents the last FS Company pedestrian gate that was just removed in the last week. Also another major point in this update is a project I worked on with Ethan. We have now every crossing on the IC mainline from Chicago to New Orleans on the site. I got all crossings in Illinois, while he got the ones in all the other states. In addition to that, other finished lines include:

BNSF Barstow Sub (all but one crossing)
Metra UP North Line
CTA Pink Line
Metra Rock Island District
CN Joliet Sub
Tazewell & Peoria
NS Bloomington District
UP Villa Grove Sub
IAIS Milan Branch

Anyways, I hope you enjoy this update, and hopefully by the end of 2024, I will have all of the other states I have photos from fully finished as well.

A-K
27 new pictures of 1 new crossing from Alexander, IL
146 new pictures and 1 new video of 1 new crossing from Alma, IL
304 new pictures and 10 new videos of 1 updated and 10 new crossings from Altamont, IL
1 new video of 1 updated crossing from Altona, IL
1 new video of 1 updated crossing from Ancona, IL
1 new video of 1 updated crossing from Anna, IL
24 new pictures and 2 new videos of 3 updated crossings from Annawan, IL
1 new video of 1 updated crossing from Arcola, IL
49 new pictures and 3 new videos of 3 updated crossings from Arlington, IL
161 new pictures and 3 new videos of 3 new crossings from Arlington Heights, IL
221 new pictures and 1 new video of 8 new crossings from Ashley, IL
2 new pictures of 1 updated crossing from Ashton, IL
149 new pictures and 1 new video of 7 new crossings from Athens, IL
17 new picture and 3 new videos of 3 updated crossings from Atkinson, IL
366 new pictures of 1 updated and 12 new crossings from Aurora, IL
1 new video of 1 updated crossing from Barstow, IL
19 new pictures and 1 new video of 1 new crossing from Bartlett, IL
53 new pictures and 1 new video of 5 new crossings from Bartonville, IL
21 new pictures of 1 new crossing from Beaucorp, IL
44 new pictures of 2 new crossings from Belknap, IL
338 new pictures and 6 new videos of 10 new crossings from Bement, IL
473 new pictures and 1 new video of 16 new crossings from Benton, IL
290 new pictures and 5 new videos of 1 updated and 5 new crossings from Berwyn, IL
27 new pictures and 1 new video of 1 updated crossing from Blackstone, IL
66 new pictures of 1 updated and 2 new crossings from Bloomington, IL
38 new pictures and 4 new videos of 5 updated crossings from Blue Island, IL
27 new pictures of 1 updated crossing from Bonfield, IL
28 new pictures of 1 updated crossing from Bourbonnais, IL
4 new videos of 4 updated crossings from Bradford, IL
1 new video of 1 updated crossing from Bradley, IL
1 new picture of 1 updated crossing from Braidwood, IL
81 new pictures and 2 new videos of 2 updated crossings from Bristol, IL
129 new pictures and 1 new video of 5 new crossings from Brownstown, IL
88 new pictures and 14 new videos of 7 updated crossings from Buda, IL
44 new pictures and 5 new videos of 2 updated crossings from Bureau, IL
122 new pictures and 1 new video of 3 new crossings from Burnham, IL
2 new videos of 2 updated crossings from Calumet Park, IL
17 new pictures and 11 new videos of 10 updated crossings from Cameron, IL
4 new videos of 3 updated crossings from Camp Grove, IL
124 new pictures and 1 new video of 6 new crossings from Cantrall, IL
112 new pictures and 2 new videos of 3 new crossings from Carbon Cliff, IL
279 new pictures and 12 new videos of 1 updated and 9 new crossings from Carbondale, IL
62 new pictures of 2 new crossings from Central City, IL
286 new pictures and 1 new video of 9 new crossings from Centralia, IL
156 new pictures and 2 new videos of 6 new crossings from Cerro Gordo, IL
6 new videos of 5 updated crossings from Chadwick, IL
1 new video of 1 updated crossing from Channahon, IL
48 new pictures and 11 new videos of 11 updated crossings from Chenoa, IL
1902 new pictures and 32 new videos of 13 updated and 56 new crossings from Chicago, IL
122 new pictures and 29 new videos of 18 updated crossings from Chicago Heights, IL
99 new pictures and 1 new video of 3 new crossings from Chicago Ridge, IL
90 new pictures and 20 new videos of 12 updated crossings from Chillicothe, IL
636 new picutres of 7 new crossings from Cicero, IL
12 new pictures and 12 new videos of 7 updated crossings from Coal City, IL
136 new pictures and 1 new video of 4 new crossings from Cobden, IL
1 new video of 1 updated crossing from Colona, IL
47 new pictures of 2 new crossings from Cordova, IL
56 new pictures of 2 new crossings from Coulterville, IL
58 new pictures of 2 new crossings from Crainville, IL
54 new pictures and 1 new video of 6 updated crossings from Crete, IL
79 new pictures and 2 new videos of 3 new crossings from Creve Couer, IL
406 new pictures and 5 new videos of 14 new crossings from Crystal Lake, IL
8 new videos of 6 new videos of 6 updated crossings from Dallas City, IL
29 new pictures of 1 updated crossing from Dayton, IL
192 new pictures and 2 new video of 1 updated and 7 new crossings from De Soto, IL
98 new pictures of 6 new crossings from De Witt, IL
90 new pictures of 3 new crossings from Decatur, IL
75 new pictures and 4 new videos of 8 updated crossings from DeKalb, IL
13 new pictures and 1 new video of 2 updated crossings from Dolton, IL
53 new pictures of 3 new crossings from Douglas, IL
30 new pictures of 1 new crossing from Dowell, IL
56 new pictures and 3 new videos of 3 updated crossings from Downers Grove, IL
55 new pictures and 1 new video of 1 updated and 1 new crossing from Du Bois, IL
144 new pictures of 6 new crossings from Du Quoin, IL
27 new pictures and 4 new videos of 4 updated crossings from Dunlap, IL
148 new pictures and 1 new video of 8 updated crossings from Dwight, IL
77 new pictures and 2 new videos of 4 updated crossings from Earlville, IL
31 new pictures and 2 new videos of 3 updated crossings from East Galesburg, IL
487 new pictures and 1 new video of 4 updated and 10 new crossings from East Moline, IL
204 new pictures and 5 new videos of 5 updated and 4 new crossings from East Peoria, IL
21 new pictures and 5 new videos of 5 updated crossings from Edelstein, IL
97 new pictures and 1 new video of 3 new crossings from Edgewood, IL
70 new pictures and 2 new videos of 4 new crossings from Edwards, IL
338 new pictures and 18 new videos of 12 new crossings from Effingham, IL
1 new video of 1 updated crossing from El Paso, IL
57 new pictures and 3 new videos of 3 new crossings from Elgin, IL
156 new pictures and 1 new video of 3 new crossings from Elkhart, IL
84 new pictures and 1 new video of 2 updated and 3 new crossings from Elkville, IL
80 new pictures and 1 new video of 1 new crossing from Elmhurst, IL
145 new pictures and 1 new video of 6 new crossings from Elmwood, IL
41 new pictures and 4 new videos of 3 updated crossings from Elwood, IL
95 new pictures of 4 new crossings from Emden, IL
88 new pictures and 5 new videos of 4 updated crossings from Eureka, IL
6 new videos of 6 updated crossings from Fairbury, IL
19 new pictures of 1 new crossing from Fairdale, IL
107 new pictures and 5 new videos of 1 updated and 5 new crossings from Farina, IL
213 new pictures of 14 new crossings from Farmer City, IL
32 new pictures and 1 new video of 1 updated crossing from Fenton, IL
51 new pictures of 2 new crossings from Ficklin, IL
76 new pictures and 5 new videos of 5 updated crossings from Flagg Center, IL
27 new pictures and 1 new videos of 2 new crossings from Forest View, IL
107 new pictures of 4 new crossings from Forreston, IL
1 new video of 1 updated crossing from Frankfort, IL
19 new pictures and 2 new videos of 2 updated crossings from Franklin Grove, IL
35 new pictures and 1 new video of 1 new crossing from Freeport, IL
120 new pictures and 9 new videos of 5 updated crossings from Fulton, IL
154 new pictures and 3 new videos of 4 updated and 3 new crossings from Galena, IL
70 new pictures and 13 new videos of 2 new and 11 updated crossings from Galesburg, IL
66 new pictures of 4 new crossings from Galesville, IL
179 new pictures and 19 new vidoes of 4 updated crossings from Galt, IL
195 new pictures and 19 new videos of 7 updated crossings from Galva, IL
202 new pictures of 9 updated crossings from Gardner, IL
99 new pictures and 3 new videos of 3 updated crossings from Geneseo, IL
137 new pictures of 1 new display and 5 new crossings from Genoa, IL
87 new pictures and 1 new video of 9 updated crossings from Gibson City, IL
35 new pictures and 5 new videos of 6 updated crossings from Gilman, IL
90 new pictures and 3 new videos of 4 new crossings from Gilson, IL
11 new pictures of 1 updated crossing from Gladstone, IL
28 new picture and 1 new video of 1 updated crossing from Glen Ellyn, IL
21 new pictures and 1 new video of 1 updated crossing from Glenarm, IL
47 new pictures of 1 new crossing from Glenview, IL
116 new pictures and 1 new video of 5 new crossings from Goreville, IL
1 new picture and 3 new videos of 3 updated crossings from Grant Park, IL
94 new pictures and 1 new video of 3 updated crossings from Granville, IL
14 new pictures of 1 updated crossing from Green River, IL
164 new pictures and 1 new video of 11 new crossings from Green Valley, IL
1 new video of 1 updated crossing from Gridley, IL
83 new pictures and 4 new videos of 7 updated crossings from Harvard, IL
231 new pictures and 2 new videos of 14 new crossings from Havanna, IL
28 new pictures and 2 new videos of 2 updated crossings from Henderson, IL
1 new video of 1 updated crossing from Hennepin, IL
45 new pictures and 5 new vidoes of 3 updated crossings from Henry, IL
31 new pictures and 1 new video of 2 updated crossings from Highwood, IL
1 new video of 1 updated crossing from Hinckley, IL
97 new pictures and 7 new videos of 5 updated crossings from Hinsdale, IL
56 new pictures of 2 new crossings from Hodgkins, IL
27 new pictures of 1 new crossing from Homer, IL
2 new pictures of 1 new crossing from Homewood, IL
32 new pictures and 1 new video of 1 new crossing from Hurst, IL
89 new pictures and 2 new videos of 3 new crossings from Irvington, IL
121 new pictures and 2 new videos of 4 updated and 3 new crossings from Ivesdale, IL
52 new pictures of 2 new crossings from Jacksonville, IL
50 new pictures and 3 new videos of 6 updated crossings from Joliet, IL
1 new video of 1 updated crossing from Joslin, IL
85 new pictures of 3 new crossings from Junction City, IL
13 new pictures and 1 new video of 1 updated crossing from Kangley, IL
104 new pictures and 4 new videos of 7 updated crossings from Kankakee, IL
33 new pictures and 2 new videos of 2 updated crossings from Kernan, IL
3 new pictures and 6 new videos of 4 updated crossings from Kewanee, IL
317 new pictures and 5 new videos of 13 new crossings from Kinmundy, IL
143 new pictures and 1 new video of 6 new crossings from Kirkwood, IL
27 new pictures of 1 new crossing from Laclede, IL
11 new pictures of 1 updated crossing from Ladd, IL
253 new pictures of 7 updated and 4 new crossings from Lanark, IL
2 new pictures and 1 new video of 2 updated crossings from Laura, IL
145 new pictures and 1 new video of 3 new crossings from Lawndale, IL
11 new pictures and 1 new video of 1 updated crossing from Lee, IL
32 new pictures and 1 new video of 1 updated crossing from Leland, IL
32 new pictures and 1 new video of 2 updated crossings from Lemont, IL
2 new videos of 2 updated crossings from Lexington, IL
54 new pictures of 2 updated crossings from Limestone, IL
593 new pictures and 1 new video of 15 new crossings from Lincoln, IL
203 new pictures and 5 new videos of 9 updated crossings from Lockport, IL
97 new pictures of 3 new crossings from Lodge, IL
91 new pictures and 2 new videos of 3 updated crossings from Lostant, IL
34 new pictures of 1 new crossing from Makanda, IL
235 new pictures and 14 new videos of 5 updated crossings from Malden, IL
11 new pictures and 3 new videos of 2 updated crossings from Manlius, IL
233 new pictures of 11 new crossings from Mansfield, IL
87 new pictures and 4 new videos of 4 updated crossings from Manteno, IL
39 new pictures and 1 new video of 3 new crossings from Maquon, IL
142 new pictures and 1 new video of 5 new crossings from Mapleton, IL
31 new pictures of 7 updated crossings from Marengo, IL
939 new pictures and 4 new videos of 1 updated and 32 new crossings from Marion, IL
94 new pictures and 1 new video of 3 updated crossings from Mark, IL
167 new pictures and 11 new videos of 2 new and 17 updated crossings from Marseilles, IL
52 new pictures and 2 new videos of 2 new crossings from Mason, IL
68 new pictures and 2 new videos of 2 updated crossings and 1 new display from Matteson, IL
133 new pictures and 2 new videos of 4 new crossings from Mattoon, IL
3 new pictures and 5 new videos of 5 updated crossings from Mazon, IL
209 new pictures and 1 new video of 10 new crossings from McHenry, IL
42 new pictures and 1 new video of 1 updated crossing from McNabb, IL
26 new pictures and 3 new videos of 2 updated crossings from Meadows, IL
116 new pictures and 6 new videos of 6 updated crossings from Mendota, IL
154 new picturs and 4 new videos of 6 new crossings from Milan, IL
86 new pictures and 1 new video of 3 new crossings from Milmine, IL
84 new pictures and 4 new videos of 2 updated crossings from Mineral, IL
69 new pictures and 1 new video of 4 updated crossings from Minooka, IL
2 new pictures and 1 new video of 1 updated crossing from Mokena, IL
377 new pictures and 1 new video of 2 updated and 8 new crossings from Moline, IL
56 new pictures of 2 updated crossings from Momence, IL
2 new videos of 2 updated crossings from Monica, IL
278 new pictures and 9 new videos of 1 updated and 9 new crossings from Monmouth, IL
172 new pictures and 4 new videos of 1 new display and 8 new crossings from Monticello, IL
36 new pictures and 2 new videos of 5 updated crossings from Morris, IL
215 new pictures and 18 new videos of 10 updated crossings from Morrison, IL
87 new pictures and 8 new videos of 3 updated crossings from Mossville, IL
63 new pictures of 6 new crossings from Mound City, IL
131 new pictures of 2 new videos of 1 updated and 3 new crossings from Mt. Prospect, IL
950 new pictures and 9 new videos of 32 new crossings from Mt. Vernon, IL
28 new pictures of 1 new crossing from Murphysboro, IL
88 new pictures and 2 new videos of 3 new crossings from Murrayville, IL
12 new pictures and 1 new video of 2 updated crossings from Nachusa, IL
40 new pictures and 1 new video of 1 updated crossing from Naperville, IL
9 new pictures of 1 updated crossing from Naplate, IL
120 new pictures and 1 new video of 4 new crossings from Nashville, IL
79 new pictures and 8 new videos of 5 updated crossings from Nelson, IL
265 new pictures and 1 new video of 1 updated and 9 new crossings from Neoga, IL
201 new pictures and 26 new videos of 7 updated crossings from Neponset, IL
58 new pictures and 1 new video of 2 updated crossings from New Lenox, IL
2 new videos of 2 updated crossings from Niota, IL
4 new videos of 4 updated crossings from Normal, IL
118 new pictures and 1 new video of 4 new crossings from North Chicago, IL
4 new pictures and 1 new video of 1 updated crossing from Northbrook, IL
114 new pictures and 1 new video of 5 new crossings from Oakford, IL
81 new pictures and 3 new videos of 3 new crossings from Oakley, IL
281 new pictures and 4 new videos of 12 new crossings from Odin, IL
6 new pictures and 4 new videos of 4 updated crossings from Oneida, IL
30 new pictures of 1 updated crossings from Ophiem, IL
5 new pictures of 2 updated crossings from Oregon, IL
1 new video of 1 updated crossing from Orion, IL
2 new videos of 2 updated crossings from Ormonde, IL
142 new pictures and 18 new videos of 16 updated crossings from Ottawa, IL
1 new video of 1 updated crossing from Park Forest, IL
181 new pictures and 1 new video of 5 new crossings from Park Ridge, IL
60 new pictures and 1 new video of 2 updated crossings from Pawnee, IL
643 new pictures and 1 new video of 24 new crossings from Pekin, IL
749 new pictures and 9 new videos of 49 new crossings from Peoria, IL
31 new pictures and 1 new video of 1 updated crossing from Peoria Heights, IL
87 new pictures and 3 new videos of 4 updated crossings from Peotone, IL
62 new pictures and 1 new video of 3 updated crossings from Peru, IL
223 new pictures and 2 new videos of 9 new crossings from Petersburg, IL
112 new pictures of 3 updated and 2 new crossings from Philo, IL
23 new pictures of 1 new crossing from Pinckneyville, IL
172 new pictures and 1 new video of 10 updated crossings from Plano, IL
47 new pictures and 1 new video of 3 updated crossings from Polo, IL
2 new videos of 2 updated crossings from Pontiac, IL
27 new pictures and 3 new videos of 3 updated crossings from Princeville, IL
388 new pictures and 13 new videos of 4 updated crossings from Princeton, IL
29 new pictures and 3 new videos of 1 updated crossing from Putnam, IL
27 new pictures of 1 new crossing from Radom, IL
1 new picture and 2 new videos of 2 updated crossings from Ransom, IL
59 new pictures and 1 new video of 2 updated crossings from Reddick, IL
84 new pictures of 3 new crossings from Richview, IL
1 new video of 1 updated crossing from Rio, IL
87 new pictures and 3 new videos of 4 new crossings from Riverdale, IL
21 new pictures and 20 new videos of 11 updated crossings from Rochelle, IL
316 new pictures and 8 new videos of 5 updated and 7 new crossings from Rock Island, IL
7 new pictures and 1 new video of 3 updated crossings from Rockdale, IL
155 new pictures and 7 new video of 4 updated crossings from Rome, IL
67 new pictures and 2 new videos of 3 updated crossings from Romeoville, IL
26 new pictures and 1 new video of 1 updated crossing from Rondout, IL
26 new pictures and 1 new video of 1 new crossings from Roodhouse, IL
45 new pictures and 1 new video of 3 new crossings from Royalton, IL
55 new pictures and 1 new video of 5 updated crossings from Sadorus, IL
197 new pictures and 1 new video of 8 new crossings from Salem, IL
92 new pictures of 4 new crossings from Sandoval, IL
14 new pictures of 8 updated crossings from Sandwich, IL
9 new pictures of 1 updated crossing from Sauk Village, IL
260 new pictures and 8 new videos of 11 new crossings and 1 new display from Savanna, IL
2 new videos of 2 updated crossings from Saybrook, IL
27 new pictures and 3 new videos of 3 updated crossings from Secor, IL
1 new pictures and 1 new video of 1 updated crossing from Seneca, IL
35 new pictures of 1 updated crossing from Serena, IL
83 new pictures and 2 new videos of 4 updated crossings from Shabbona, IL
199 new pictures of 9 new crossings from Shattuc, IL
22 new pictures and 10 new videos of 5 updated crossings from Sheffield, IL
1 new video of 1 updated crossing from Sheldon, IL
172 new pictures and 1 new video of 5 new crossings from Sherman, IL
338 new pictures and 5 new videos of 10 new crossings from Sidney, IL
54 new pictures of 5 updated crossings from Somonauk, IL
164 new pictures of 1 updated and 5 new crossings from South Elgin, IL
217 new pictures and 2 new videos of 10 new crossings from South Pekin, IL
2 new pictures and 4 new videos of 1 updated crossing from Sparland, IL
9 new pictures and 2 new videos of 1 updated crossing from Speer, IL
393 new pictures and 4 new videos of 13 new crossings from Springfield, IL
317 new pictures and 3 new videos of 15 new crossings from St. Elmo, IL
27 new pictures of 1 new crossing from St. Johns, IL
28 new pictures and 1 new video of 1 updated crossing from St. Joseph, IL
137 new pictures and 1 new video of 6 new crossings from St. Peter, IL
49 new pictures and 8 new videos of 4 updated crossings from Sterling, IL
90 new pictures and 2 new videos of 3 updated crossings from Steward, IL
58 new pictures and 1 new video of 4 new crossings from Stockland, IL
58 new pictures and 17 new videos of 10 updated crossings from Streator, IL
12 new pictures of 1 updated crossing from Sugar Grove, IL
81 new pictures of 4 new crossings from Sunfield, IL
47 new pictures of 2 new crossings from Swanwick, IL
27 new pictures of 1 new crossing from Tamaroa, IL
44 new pictures and 1 new video of 1 updated crossing from Thayer, IL
30 new pictures and 2 new videos of 2 updated crossing from Thomasboro, IL
65 new pictures and 3 new videos of 3 updated crossings from Tiskilwa, IL
56 new pictures and 2 new videos of 6 updated crossings from Tolono, IL
31 new pictures of 1 updated crossing from Toluca, IL
1 new video of 1 updated crossing from Towanda, IL
28 new pictures of 1 updated crossing from Triumph, IL
30 new pictures of 1 updated crossing from Troy Grove, IL
3 new videos of 1 updated crossing from Tuscola, IL
271 new pictures and 11 new videos of 15 new crossings from Union, IL
58 new pictures of 2 updated crossings from Union Hill, IL
3 new pictures and 2 new videos of 2 updated crossings from University Park, IL
2 new pictures and 2 new videos of 2 updated crossings from Utica, IL
21 new pictures of 1 new crossing from Vandalia, IL
70 new picutres of 3 new crossings from Vernon Hills, IL
8 new videos and 1 new video of 1 updated crossing from Villa Grove, IL
79 new pictures and 1 new video of 1 new crossing from Villa Park, IL
21 new pictures of 1 new crossing from Wapella, IL
5 new videos of 4 updated crossings from Washington, IL
36 new pictures and 8 new videos of 4 updated crossings from Wataga, IL
27 new pictures and 2 new videos of 4 updated crossings from Waterman, IL
94 new pictures and 6 new videos of 4 new crossings from Watson, IL
190 new pictures and 2 new videos of 9 new crossings from Waukegan, IL
201 new pictures and 1 new video of 1 updated and 10 new crossings from West Chicago, IL
42 new pictures and 3 new videos of 4 updated crossings from Western Springs, IL
1 new video of 1 updated crossing from Weston, IL
136 new pictures and 3 new videos of 3 updated crossings from Wheaton, IL
13 new pictures and 1 new video of 1 updated crossing from Wilbern, IL
51 new pictures of 2 new crossings from Willow Springs, IL
48 new pictures and 2 new videos of 2 updated crossings from Wilmington, IL
5 new pictures and 17 new videos of 5 updated crossings from Wyanet, IL
175 new pictures and 3 new videos of 7 new crossings from Yates City, IL
57 new pictures of 2 updated crossings from Yorkville, IL
103 new pictures and 5 new videos of 3 updated crossings from Zearing, IL
171 new pictures of 6 new crossings from Zeigler, IL

A-K totals
15,423 new pictures
269 new videos
409 new crossings
333 updated crossings

L-Q totals
11114 new pictures
276 new videos
299 new crossings
194 updated crossings

R-Z totals
6370 new pictures
229 new videos
184 new crossings
152 updated crossings


TOTALS
32907 new pictures
774 new videos
892 new crossings
675 updated crossings

1567 crossings total

[NSsignal]

The Elmhurst section is linked to the elva section. the normal elva link works fine

[TrickyMario7654]

Cool update. Do you have any plans on documenting the UP/Metra Northwest Line in the future? I’m shocked you haven’t gotten around to that yet.

[AndyWS]

Holy , now that's an update. Good work, It'll take me a while to check it all out!