10-31-25 Update

[Ethan the Railfanner]

43 new pictures of 2 new crossings in Addieville, IL
69 new pictures of 3 new crossings in Albion, IL
73 new pictures of 4 new crossings in Aviston, IL
56 new pictures of 3 new crossings in Bannister, IL
23 new picures of 1 new crossing in Beaucoup, IL
113 new pictures of 6 new crossings in Beckemeyer, IL
110 new pictures of 5 new crossings in Bellmont, IL
249 new pictures of 11 new crossings in Benton, IL
22 new pictures of 1 new crossing in Big Bay, IL
22 new pictures of 1 new crossing in Boulder, IL
66 new pictures of 3 new crossings in Boyleston, IL
114 new pictures of 6 new crossings in Breese, IL
54 new pictures of 2 new crossings in Bridgeport, IL
45 new pictures of 2 new crossing in Browns, IL
59 new pictures of 3 new crossings in Buckner, IL
78 new pictures of 4 new crossings in Carlyle, IL
251 new pictures of 11 new crossings in Carmi, IL
62 new pictures of 3 new crossings in Caseyville, IL
306 new pictures of 13 new crossings in Centralia, IL
289 new pictures of 13 new crossings in Christopher, IL
130 new pictures of 6 enw crossings in Claremont, IL
174 new pictures of 8 new crossings in Clay City, IL
61 new pictures of 3 new crossings in Corinth, IL
38 new pictures of 2 new crossings in Crravat, IL
26 new pictures of 1 new crossing in Crenshaw Crossing, IL
44 new pictures of 2 new crossings in Dahlgren, IL
47 new pictures of 2 new crossings in Delafield, IL
89 new pictures of 5 new crossings in Du Quoin, IL
21 new pictures of 1 new crossing in Eldorado, IL
109 new pictures of 5 new crossings in Ellery, IL
36 new pictures of 2 new crossings in Enfield, IL
39 new pictures of 2 new crossings in Epworth, IL
179 new pictures of 8 new crossings in Fairfield, IL
39 new pictures of 2 new crossings in Fairview Heights, IL
16 new pictures of 1 new crossing in Ferrin, IL
144 new pictures of 6 new crossings in Flora, IL
41 new pictures of 2 new crossings in Freeman Spur, IL
19 new pictures of 1 new crossing in Galatia, IL
20 new pictures of 1 new crossing in Golden Gate, IL
20 new pictures of 1 new crossing in Greendale, IL
40 new pictures of 2 new crossings in Hanaford, IL
183 new pictures of 9 new crossings in Herrin, IL
91 new pictures of 5 new crossings in Iuka, IL
29 new pictures of 2 new crossings in Joppa, IL
20 new pictures of 1 new crossing in Keenes, IL
24 new pictures of 1 new crossing in Kenner, IL
174 new pictures of 7 new crossings in Lawrenceville, IL
20 new pictures of 1 new crossing in Lebanon, IL
138 new pictures of 6 new rcossings in Macedonia, IL
73 new pictures of 3 new crossings in Marcoe, IL
98 new pictures of 3 new crossings in Marion, IL
90 new pictures of 4 new crossings in Maud, IL
63 new pictures of 3 new crossings in Maunie, IL
193 new pictures of 9 new crossings in McLeansboro, IL
81 new pictures of 4 new crossings in Mermet, IL
129 new pictures of 6 new crossings in Merriam, IL
66 new pictures of 3 new crossings in Metropolis, IL
203 new pictures of 9 new crossings in Mt. Carmel, IL
317 new pictures of 13 new crossings in Mt. Vernon, IL
67 new pictures of 3 new crossings in Mulkeytown, IL
19 new pictures of 1 new crossing in Nashville, IL
186 new pictures of 9 new crossings in Noble, IL
43 new pictures of 2 new crossings in North City, IL
155 new pictures of 5 new and 2 updated crossings in O'Fallon, IL
23 new pictures of 1 new crossing in Okawville, IL
209 new pictures of 9 new crossings in Olney, IL
19 new pictures of 1 new crossing in Opdyke, IL
56 new pictures of 2 new crossings in Paineville, IL
46 new pictures of 2 new crossings in Plumfield, IL
18 new pictures of 1 new crossing in Raleigh, IL
22 new pictures of 1 new crossing in Reevesville, IL
22 new pictures of 1 new crossing in Round Knob, IL
44 new pictures of 2 new crossings in Scheller, IL
131 new pictures of 6 new crossings in Sesser, IL
28 new pictures of 1 new crossing in Shattuc, IL
40 new pictures of 2 new crossings in Sims, IL
41 new pictures of 2 new crossings in State Park Place, IL
57 new pictures of 2 new crossings in Stonefort, IL
20 new pictures of 1 new crossing in Sumemrfield, IL
42 new pictures of 2 new crossings in Trenton, IL
47 new pictures of 2 new crossings in Valier, IL
8 new pictures of a display signal in Vienna, IL
140 new pictures of 6 new crossings in Walnut Hill, IL
136 new pictures of 6 new crossings in Waltonville, IL
62 new pictures of 3 new crossings in Wayne City, IL
18 new pictures of 1 new crossing in West End, IL
23 new pictures of 1 new crossing in West Vienna, IL
82 new pictures of 4 new crossings in Xenia, IL



What do you get when I've been stuck in development for a few months, barely any room for development, and deciding to upload on a certain holiday? Well, you get another update from me, Ethan the Railfanner, with this time, covering what I documented across Illinois! As a Halloween special, I decided to upload all of my Illinois photos and I'm pretty great about what I've got here.


Since this update focuses on Illinois, it means a lot a good stuff, but most particularly, the rest of the CSX Illinois Subdivision, is completely documented by me of course; since this line has been in OOS purgatory for over 10 years now, it is currently unknown what the fate of this CSX line will be. But other than that, the other interesting equipment here can range from old installs on the Herrin Railroad within Herrin, to even some L&N equipment still surviving on the EVWR! Sure, there are some gateless installs, even brand new ones, but even then you'll come across a few that don't really have much interest, such as those with the white title. (Look for the yellow and green title crossings.)


It's also my first time updating Illinois on my end as well, and someone might ask, "will you document more crossings in Illinois?" and the answer to that is "yes." I have plans in the near future to document more crossings in Illinois, mostly in the south part, and may even attempt to finish documenting every one in the next few years or so. However, I have been running into problems when trying to edit the A-K index file; it's due to the size of it, being over 400 Kilabytes, and that's something Adobe Dreamweaver can barely handle. So in the near future or so, I will split Illinois further into 6 sections, just like California, so that way it gives me some breathing room to deal with editing the indexes for future updates.


If you find any errors, please let me know. While in development, I also fixed some errors from other states. As someone who works full time Monday-Friday, it won't be easy for me to reach and fix those errors, but in the meantime, I already have plans in place for my next update, which I'll give it the title: "The Florida Panhandle Update." As someone who has been to Florida many times in the past few years and recently, I can guarantee many Florida updates coming in 2026, as that is the year I'll prioritize on Florida. (Expect this state to be fully documented by 2026 as well, will be focusing on the FEC and the Miami-West Palm Beach area. Everywhere else in the state is complete.) I will try my best to get this Florida update out, but it won't be easy. I'll also consider working on other states as well, considering that I still got a crossing photos sitting in storage across 10 states.

Until then, see you next time for Florida!

[RailFanRXR]

How long did it take you to make all these pages??

[Hopen111]

How long did it take you to make all these pages??

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