Back in familiar territory, Affton Trucking SW1500 clears its stacks as TRRA workers put it through its paces for a 92-day inspection. This former Terminal Railroad switcher was sold two years ear... (more)

The 844 and 1982 have just entered Kansas City Union Station's track to spend the next day as a westbound BNSF intermodal train heads for the flyover and Argentine Yard. The steamer is located jus... (more)

The Valley Eagle heritage tour has slowed as it passes through the rural town of Le Roy, KS.

Randy Allard gets his shot of the KCS business car train as it approaches the curved bridge just west of Valley Junction. The sun was almost under the horizon as the train started its evening run ... (more)

Follow the Blue Flag. A little blue for the blue machine. Wabash heritage unit 1070 takes a well deserved rest watched only by the small gaggle of photographers taking aim with cameras. NS'... (more)

Katy Flyer. In this pacing shot from parallel Main Street, UP's MKT heritage unit leads intermodal train KOAMN into the yard at Dupo. Although it looks like a high speed pace, Miss Katy was... (more)

Fallen Flag coal train! Just after the SP heritage unit passes, the crossing gates in Eureka raise and drop back down. As the 1996 disappears from sight, another train comes into view. I wa... (more)

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.

NKP 765 runs at track speed through the rural town of Mineral with an excursion to Bureau, IL. Amtrak's phase I and II heritage units, 156 and 66, respectively, are behind the big Berkshire. The t... (more)

Meet at the Freight House Bridge! Two BNSF trailer trains meet with unbelievable timing at Kansas City Union Station.

Wabash Cannonball. The Columbia Star dinner train is well into its return trip and is only a few minutes away from arriving back at the boarding location. The train, with a Wabash painted F... (more)

Evolution of the Forties.

Three UP Geeps move light back towards Lesperance Street Yard and roll through the industrial area along the riverfront.

Where else can you find historic steeplecabs pulling freight in the United States? The answer: no where. The Iowa Traction Railroad is one of the last electric freight operations in the country. T... (more)

CSX power leads a pair of BNSF engines and a string of M-1 Abram tanks underneath the St. Louis Arch. The train is headed to BNSF's Lindenwood Yard with a transfer from TRRA's Madison Yard. What a... (more)