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Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad

13 photographs

A dark blue diesel road switcher lettered K B & S and numbered 301 stands on a track behind a bank of tall dry grass, with a white gabled building and the end of a rust-red freight car on the right.

Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern diesel locomotive 301 in dark blue, seen beyond dry winter grass beside a white wooden building. c. 1977 to 2000

A dark blue caboose with a cupola, lettered K B & S and numbered 548, stands on a track beside the end of a blue diesel locomotive with cream stripes, with tall dry grass and a light dusting of snow in the foreground.

Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern caboose 548 coupled to a blue diesel locomotive, seen across dry winter grass. c. 1977 to 2005

Side view of a dark blue diesel road-switcher locomotive lettered K B & S, with number 318 on the cab, on a single track above a snow-dusted ballast bank and dry grass, with flat fields and a hazy sky behind.

K B & S diesel locomotive 318 stands on a rural track in winter. c. 1985 to 2005

Two dark blue diesel locomotives with yellow chevrons on their noses, numbered 321 and 312, stand side by side on tracks behind tall weeds, with a metal building and trees behind them under a gray sky.

Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad locomotives 321 and 312 stand in a weedy yard, likely near Donovan, Illinois. August 1998 · Rte 52 south of Donovan, IL

A faded red-orange diesel locomotive lettered K B & S and numbered 309 is parked on a weedy track under an overcast sky, between a black and yellow locomotive numbered 1606 and a blue locomotive.

Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad 309 stands among weeds in the yard, with locomotive 1606 at left. August 1998 · Beaverton and Souther, Highway 52 south of Donovan, Kankakee, IL

Side view of a dark blue diesel locomotive lettered KB&S and numbered 301 coupled to a blue caboose, on a track beside a snowy, grassy embankment under an overcast sky, with a long barn-like building behind them.

Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern locomotive 301 and a blue KB&S caboose stand on snowy track, likely at Donovan, Illinois. January 1999 · Donavan and Iroquois, IL

A blue diesel locomotive lettered K B & S in yellow, number 318 on the cab, stands on a single track with snow and dry grass in the foreground under a gray sky.

Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad locomotive 318 on a single track in snow-covered farmland, February 1999. February 1999 · Donavan and Riquois, IL

A dark blue diesel locomotive lettered KB&S with the number 318 and yellow nose stripes sits on a weedy track behind a field of tall green grass, with a white shed at left under an overcast sky.

Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad locomotive 318 stands beside a weathered shed amid tall summer grass, likely at Iroquois, Illinois. June 1999 · Iroquois, IL

A dark blue diesel locomotive lettered KB&S and numbered 301, with cream chevrons on its hood end, sits on a weedy track in front of a white wooden building with a shingled roof.

Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad locomotive 301 standing in tall summer weeds beside an old wooden building near US Route 52, Illinois. June 1999 · Us Rte 52, IL

A red diesel locomotive with a snowplow, a blue caboose and a blue diesel locomotive, all lettered KB&S, on a weedy track behind a field of green brush under a gray sky.

Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern locomotives 309 and 301 and caboose 548 stand among tall weeds, likely at Iroquois, Illinois. June 1999 · U.S. Rte 52, Iriquois, IL

A faded red switcher lettered KB&S and numbered 308 next to a blue KB&S locomotive numbered 321, with loose wheelsets and trucks on the ground beside a yard track and trees behind.

Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad locomotives 308 and 321 in the yard at Donovan, Illinois. July 25, 2004 · Donovan, IL

A blue diesel locomotive with cream stripes and K B & S lettering, number 315, parked on a track with trees behind it and the nose of another blue locomotive, number 312, at left.

Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad locomotive 315 stands in a weedy yard, with locomotive 312 behind it, likely at Donovan, Illinois. July 25, 2004 · Donovan, IL

A row of dark blue diesel locomotives with yellow railings and large yellow KBS lettering stand on a track behind a grassy field, with a utility pole in front and a white building behind them.

Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern locomotives 701, 703 and 704 in blue and yellow paint, stored in a yard on an overcast day. July 25, 2004