KCS 4001 leads a northbound empty grain train through the Missouri countryside just north of Joplin.

A lengthy 10,000 foot manifest inches forward on the main in order to fit into West Alton (10,600 foot siding) for a pass.

A smoky Dash 9 leading a 10,000 foot train near West Alton, Missouri.

Cooperating on coal. Photo by Gary W. Zeitler, from my collection.

An oil train crosses Peruque Creek in good light available only in the summer months when the sun rises more to the north. This section of track is ready for a tie replacement. You can see the m... (more)

ATSF 5003, an SD40u, leads an eastbound through Camden, MO with the old magnetic flagman swinging and clanging away.

Slam, bang! A four-pack of warbonnets are in full flight as yet another intermodal hotshot sails through rural Camden, MO on a June morn. The old wig-wag crossing signal here would have been clang... (more)

An empty coal train passes through minor flooding near the Mississippi River.

Nightfall In The City | A bit of muted color remains in the sky on the evening of Sunday, May 7, 2023 as a Union Pacific yard transfer train creeps forward, heading east in Kansas City, MO ... (more)

Missouri River Crossing | Heading south across the Missouri River on the Hannibal Bridge, a loaded coal train enters Kansas City, MO (leaving North Kansas City) at a snail's pace on the eve... (more)

Transcontinental Stack Train | One of BNSF's many intermodal trains through Kansas City is headed east on the flyover at Santa Fe Junction, crossing from the Kansas side of town into Missou... (more)

Holding at West Bottoms | A trio of ES44AC engines on the head end of a northbound empty coal train, seen here on May 7, 2023 holding at a dwarf signal (just out of frame to the right), pau... (more)

OBEX coal train back when it seemed like it would last forever. I think I remember saying "If I see one more SD40-2 on a coal train I think I'll toss my cookies." Photo by Gary Zeitler... (more)

It seemed to us that the U-boats and SD40-2s and nicely matched coal trains would last forever but in hindsight it wasn't that long. Photo by Gary Zeitler.

After returning from Mexico, MO, KCS 2967 yards their traffic in Slater, marking the last move this crew will make prior to the CPKC merger.