KCS Holiday Express is between the switches of the wye & will back north before heading in to set up for the night's display.

Annual visit to Roodhouse had many saying "Where's Thomas?"

Very late intermodal swings around the wye headed to Saint Louis, with the Holiday Train in the background waiting.

KCS's Holiday Express is between the switches of the wye waiting on mainline traffic (read: one train!) to clear before heading into the yard to set up for the night's display. At the end of the ... (more)

Dedicated Schneider train is swinging off the Roodhouse Sub to head south to Saint Louis while the Holiday Train waits in the clear before heading into the yard. 3913's train should have been thr... (more)

A great set of F units,snow and even the clouds set the scene as Kansas City Southerns Christmas train prepares to head south as part of its tour around its system.

The Kansas City Southern Holiday Express is stopped at Roodhouse while kids meet Santa.

After dark, the KCS holiday train is sitting in Roodhouse while kids meet Santa and his elves on a cold night. Rudy delights kids out to see Santa on this cold night.

At sunset, Kansas City Southern's executive train is stopped in Roodhouse while kids visit with Santa. The Holiday Express ran only at night this year so daytime chasing was off.

KCS Schneider National train heads west with CSX power as it leaves Roodhouse behind.

The KCS Holiday Express is shown during the stop at Roodhouse Illinois.This is the only stop that remains in Illinois, since the stop in Godfrey is no longer on the schedule.Another change this ye... (more)

Sun,snow and a nice looking set of F units.What more could a railfan ask for? KCS executive F's are wyed at Roodhouse to get ready for a Christmas train move.

The 2008 KCS Holiday Express train sits at Roodhouse waiting for the crew to arrive.It will be on display this evening at Godfrey ILL.

KCS 1, the pride of the fleet, leads the 2007 Holiday Train in Roodhouse, IL.