Built in UP's Omaha Shop 1966. 3000 hp deisel.

John Kerry campain train going thru Kirkwood

Just out of a short tunnel and crossing the Weber river on a beautiful morning.

The sun sets only once or twice a year like this at this location. The rails belong to the Burlington Northern Santa Fe. It is like a rail Stonehinge!

Just comming into veiw. The rock outcropping is Lovers Leap and it is quite a leap too! The Mississppi River is the backdrop, and the trees are in Illinois.

Idling in the yard on New Years Eve.

This train as it passed by and went thru the short tunnel, broke a rail and shut down the loop for over 3 hours. My time there was very limited and I was only able to get a few shots because of th... (more)

Passing thru the tunnels at the Gateway Arch

The BNSF 7536 powers out of E Machens.

Reminds me of an old clunker I had years ago with that rag as a gas cap!

Derailment of some grain cars just a few hours before photo. Main had just re-opened

Amtrak stoped at Kirkwood waiting for to meet Amtrak 304. Another RailPictures.net contributor John Witthaus is the guy between the tracks with the tripod looking for that perfect shot!

I like the odd size number boards.

Flying thru Saint Charles at 50 mph kicking up some snow.

Riverfront of Hannibal, Missouri boyhood home of Samuel Clemens aka Mark Twain as the BNSF 9750 empty coal drag snakes its way north along the mighty Mississippi toward W. Quincy. Shot taken from ... (more)