A westbound empty coal unit train (surprise!) blasts through the rock cut at Barretts and into the bright mid-afternoon sun on a blisteringly hot day.

A dirty old GE with a burnt-out headlamp leads an empty coal drag west through Tuxedo Park on a lazy, hazy St. louis summer afternoon.

A westbound manifest swings around the curve at Tuxedo Park into the early evening sun.

After waiting at the signal for clearance westbound, this empty coal drag accelerates into the late afternoon sun. Some other nut got a photo of this consist as it went through Kirkwood. See it ... (more)

The local passes in front of Kirkwood Depot

A westbound empty coal drag rumbles over Marshall Avenue.

A shiny 3795 with UP's executive coaches in tow screams around a corner out of Kirkwood westbound. See N691LF's shot of this same train as it crossed the MacArthur Bridge: http://www.railpictures... (more)

Three units lead an empty coal drag westbound out of Kirkwood, here about to cross Geyer road.

This dirty dash 9 leads a westbound manifest of mostly autoracks through the block signal at Tuxedo Park after meeting an eastbound autorack. The old depot is visible through the trees to the righ... (more)

DPU of an eastbound coal drag eases through Tuxedo Park at a stately 25 MPH. The old depot is visible in the distance to the right of the signal tower.

A single SD60 leads a work train of welded rail west through Kirkwood Junction. That the line is in need of work is evidenced by the wavy track in the foreground.

The power for the local passes west through Kirkwood Junction just after sunrise to begin Monday's work.

Another loaded coal unit train heads eastward through Kirkwood Junction.

An empty eastbound autorack, running opposite main, passes the Christmas-decorated Kirkwood Depot. This one took me by surprise, as I rely on the block signal on the other track to warn me of any... (more)

The block signal told me that an eastbound was due, so I waited. 20 minutes later, this guy showed up. He was worth the wait - putting on quite a show as the three units struggled with the sligh... (more)