3300 and the MASPR rolls across the canal heading north to Pekin, IL where a Chicago crew will take over. Canon 350D.

One of the last Gateway Western locomotives painted in their scheme cooks north with a weed sprayer train headed towards KC. If anyone knows the name of this KCS Subdivision, let me know! Canon 35... (more)

While waiting for a signal into the 12th street yard, YDU50 slowly creeps down the bridge approach while being passed by an eastbound manifest.

1791 switching a local industry that ships plastic pellets in hoppers. Take a look at the track underneath the loco, the track foreman that was with the crew that day said the switch desperately n... (more)

Looking like a KCS publicity train, IKCVN, the Schnieder train, comes around the curve at SH with a pair of KCS ACe's and a solid train of Schnieder trailers and containers. Canon 350D.

Two 6,000-horsepower brutes rocket this sling-shot freight, AASFX 26, through Kirkwood. El Nino's at work again, but I can't complain about 50-degree Feb days! :)

On the way to Squaw Creek, the two new units pass through fields filled with wild flowers. Canon 350D.

This Metra train is bookin' it as he notches out and departs Union Station with the Chicago skyline in the background. Canon 350D.

Back In The Day: Almost 10 years ago now, we see UP's 12th St transfer coming off the connection from the yard downtown to Lesperance St yard. The conductor has just thrown the switch and i... (more)

Not exactly the power you expect to find on a long rack train. Actually this is Millennium Rail #1 waiting to interchange cars with the NS. This little ancient SW1 tends to be an elusive creature ... (more)

MRS #257, an SW1500, pulls three empty hoppers out of the beautiful and historic Anheuser-Busch Brewery in St. Louis, MO.

I'm not sure why this UP power is poking on the KCS, but the St. Louis skyline can be seen in the background. And check out the 3-stack of super high mounted searchlight signals. Canon 350D.

Interesting load being tugged around the yard today. A pair of ALCO Blunt type trucks (from the roads once large fleet of ALCO switchers) are pushed back into their resting space on a spur. They a... (more)

Against the backdrop of a dramatic sunset, MNLAS 28 with NS 8820 waits for a crew. Strangely, even though the units were left on the main, both were offline.

A big suprise on train 303 today, not only does it have 1 of just s0 B32-8WH's built as the trailing unit, but it looks as if half the BNSF business fleet is tacked on to the end!