A southbound Illinois Central freight train, with coal hoppers behind the locomotives, passes a picturesque barn between Ashkum and Danforth, Illinois, on May 6, 1990. The modern day IC locomotive roster was all-EMD; pulling this train is SD20 No. 2035—a rebuilt SD24, SD40X No. 6071 and GP38-2 No. 9571, The middle unit, No. 6071, is a rare EMD SD40X built in 1964 and ended up being the first demonstrator of the popular EMD SD40 series.
