KCS 2819 works the west end of CPKC Knoche Yard in Kansas City.

An eastbound BNSF manifest train catches the last light of the day near the Mississippi River in Missouri.

A BNSF manifest pulls out of the siding at Gibb, Missouri after passing a loaded coal train.

A Burlington Northern Santa Fe train, with a pair of Santa Fe GP7u locomotives (ATSF 2183 and 2124), brings six office cars of varying heritage through Santa Fe Junction and across the state line ... (more)

Not many EMC/EMD FT diesels, which pretty much were the locomotive that killed steam, were preserved – just two FTA units and three FTBs, although these Bs had been converted to Steam Heater Car... (more)

With deadheading Metrolink cars up front, the Chief departs Kansas City with its sights set on Chicago.

A rough looking CSX C40-8 and AC4400 make their way west, likely headed to Memphis.

Red And White All Year 'Round For Christmas. On December 15, 2019, Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis TRAA GP38-3 2010 (née-AGS 2812, GP38, EMD, 3/1970) and 2006 (née-DRGW 3083, G... (more)

A westbound manifest with three different paint schemes.

An eastbound manifest coming out of the siding at Machens, Missouri. Shot with a 12 MP Canon Digital Rebel. It was a big improvement in cameras for me.

A lengthy manifest crosses Peruque Creek coming out of the siding at Gibb, near O'Fallon, Missouri.

Cold weather brings air problems for H-GALMEM at Gibb siding. I never saw the conductor on the ground inspecting the train until I looked at the photos later in the day.

H-GALMEM crossing the Cuivre River on a cold day, which was causing air pressure problems with the train.

BNSF 9297 wears BNSF's initial experimental "Heritage" orange and green paint scheme. It featured a solid 3" red pinstripe that separated the orange and Brunswick green along the right carbody... (more)

The coldest day I ever railfanned was out on the BNSF Transcon near Marceline, Missouri. A long-awaited westbound stack train passed under highway 36 so I could run back to the warmth of the car.