A duo of fallen flags sails southward with a load of coal at Fountain.

MPRPB 14 heads south along the Chester Sub, in the beginning couple miles of this crew's trip. The corn here is starting to grow tall, but this year may not obscure the tracks with the lack of rai... (more)

UP oil empties traverse the many crossings in this part of Saint Louis, as they prepare to wind their way through a mix of residential and light industrial neighborhoods.

Southbound coal loads pass by the tiny hamlet of Fountain, IL.

Happy 4th of July!

Having just departed Dupo, ZSEMN prepares to notch up as it passes BB Road just before sunset.

Southbound short freight of 21 cars runs through what used to be the heart of Valmeyer. Where houses once stood, this area is now vacant lots, that way since 1993 when the great flood wiped out mo... (more)

A brightly colored UP GEVO puts a little splash into the otherwise monotonous green scene. This location is ablaze with color in the fall, but in the summer, it's all green.

A pair of BNSF GEVOs take charge of a UP oil empty running up the Chester Sub, a departure as of late, with most of these taking the parallel DeSoto Sub across the Mississippi River in Missouri.

Another oil empty pounds over the bridge at Kimmswick. The DeSoto Sub is seeing more traffic than it has in a long time with the non stop parade of empty oil, as well as empty grain and steel trai... (more)

The Katy heritage unit leads KOAMN by the Kirkwood Depot, itself showing its MoPac heritage with the buzzsaw on the side of the building, while a railfan gets his video and shots of the train's pa... (more)

Empty oil tanks out of Saint James, LA head north across Rock Creek in Jefferson County, MO. The bridge to the right is an old bridge built in 1874, originally used in Saint Louis, and moved to K... (more)

Amtrak train 313 boards its passengers as the DPU of ZSEMN 30 trundles by.

NS 301 eases down to the south end of Midway siding to wait for a trio of northbounds, the first of which was NS 240, followed by NS 32Q and 301's counterpart train NS 302.

A short southbound lead by a KCS GEVO shoots across the trestle at Fountain, IL.