Southern Illinois Railfanning Highlights throughout the Fall Months of 2025

Fall is one of our favorite times to get out and shoot trains around Southern Illinois. A lot of days throughout the fall months of 2025 were filled with one and two train days, so we decided to make a compilation of our favorite trains from early September to late October. Thanks for watching & enjoy! 0:00 - NS 798, 09/09 (Fairfield) 3:35 - NS 861, 09/11 (Fairfield) 6:55 - CSX L364-12, 09/12 (Olney) 8:07 - NS 33K, 09/21 (Fairfield) 12:26 - NS 167, 09/21 (Fairfield) 17:40 - CSX M373-28, 09/28 (Effingham) 21:42 - CSX M376-13, 10/13 (Marshall) 24:59 - NS 33K, 10/15 (Fairfield) 27:30 - CSX Coal Empties North, 10/22 (McLeansboro) 31:00 - NS 058, 10/29 (Fairfield) Train 1: NS 798 (Coal Loads from Princeton, IN) NS 4001 (AC44C6M) NS 7642 (ES44DC) Train 2: NS 861 (Coal Empties to Princeton, IN) NS 4578 (AC44C6M) NS 9943 (C44-9W) NS 1218 (SD70IAC) NS 1167 (SD70ACe) Train 3: CSX L364-12 (Alice Yard, Vincennes, IN - Flora, IL Turn) CSXT 2559 (GP38-2) Train 4: NS 33K (Gest Street Yard, Cincinnati, OH - Avondale Yard, Kansas City, MO) NS 7691 (ES44DC) NS 4238 (AC44C6M) DPU Train 5: NS 167 (Luther Yard, St. Louis, MO - DeButts Yard, Chattanooga, TN) NS 4473 (AC44C6M) NS 4336 (AC44C6M) DPU Train 6: CSX M373-28 (Avon Yard, Avon, IN - East St. Louis, IL (UP)) UP 6249 (C44AC) UP 8119 (C45AH) UP 8975 (SD70AH) UP 8565 (SD70ACe) UP 1943 (SD70AH) Spirit of Union Pacific UP 8748 (SD70ACe) DPU Train 7: CSX M376-13 (Rose Lake Yard, East St. Louis, IL - Avon Yard, Avon, IN) CSXT 4538 (SD70AC) CSXT 32 (CW44AC) Train 8: NS 33K (Gest Street Yard, Cincinnati, OH - Avondale Yard, Kansas City, MO) NS 4537 (AC44C6M) NS 1065 (SD70ACe) DPU, Savannah & Atlanta Train 9: CSX Coal Empties (Howell Yard, Evansville, IN - Sugar Camp Mine, Macedonia, IL) CSXT 3246 (ES44AH) CSXT 760 (ES44AH) CSXT 851 (ES44AH) Train 10: NS 058 (St. Louis, MO - Louisville, KY) UP 7814 (C45ACCTE)