MASKC 16 starts into the curve at the top of the hill, westbound at Kirkwood

A new crew is about to arrive after this southbound hogged at Fults. Seeing as this crew started at Dupo only about 30 miles away, it was apparent traffic was not running very smoothly.

This EVWR train heads west through Caborn, IN on a nice looking, but bitterly cold winter day

Union Pacific train STXSL 30 sits next to RailCruise America's green train at Saint Louis Union Station.

A crewless MNLAS 01 sits at Bottom Road, bathed in sunlight. In the background is a severe storm that just moved through the area a few minutes prior. See picture 331083 to see the train from the ... (more)

ALDAS 19 is northbound at DD Road, about 10 miles from its destination at Alton & Southern Railway's Gateway Yard in beautiful East Saint Louis, IL.

ZYCMXB 28 ducks under the TRRA Merchants Bridge approach, which has NS 111 passing overhead

Northbound on the Chester Sub zooms past some of the majestic mountain ranges of Monroe County

IHOYC 28 is northbound on the Chester Sub with the Jefferson Barracks Bridge in the background.

NS 70E sits crewless before continuing its journey to Ameren's Coffeen power plant, served by a stub of the former NKP main out of St. Louis.

MBNAS splits a pair of B&O CPLs on the Springfield Sub. Their replacements sat patiently by for a quite a long time before finally being put into service. The CPLs are now gone along the line.

A Pine Bluff bound train passes BB Road and some newly sprouted corn. In a few months, the corn will be up to the rails, making the shot a little more difficult, but sometimes more interesting.

Northbound coal empty waits for its signal to get into Dupo Yard

A few UP units sit on a cold night in Lesperance Street Yard

ZYCMXB 28 accelerates south after getting through Valley Junction. With a crew change just a few miles ahead at Dupo, it will be slowing down shortly.