Boy, talk about color! Red green and yellow locomotives fill up the Manny's yard on this mild march day. The TRRA SW1500 (red) was recently painted by the MRS and is waiting to be picked up by the... (more)

A&M ALCO's in 2022: Finally having made it back to Springdale, the S/B Monett Turn follows the RCL job, like a predator stalks its prey. The RCL job is finished for the day and is heading b... (more)

A NS unit is on the point of AMXAS tonight as it pulled past the 5.0 signal and tied down by the yard tower to wait for a new crew. Canon 350D, 28-80mm. f/5.6 @ 10

With a trio of B39's, the Schnieder train accelerates north across Wood River while heading for a meet with MKCES just outside of Godfrey. Canon 350D.

After the work train is in the yard, the power is cut-off and the conductor guides the units into a spur where they will be stashed for the night. That GP15-1 trailing is a former FRISCO unit, bac... (more)

This in-bound Metra train navigates the double-slip switches and crossovers in the yard throat area of Ogilvie, just as it's CNW ancestors did 50 years earlier. Canon 350D.

Sadly enough, this is the most trains at any one time I have ever seen at the St. Louis station. The Thanksgiving rush must be big this year.

A new SD70ACe and SD70M counterpart wait in the yard for their assignment, this is the power for the ZDUMQ 08. Note the severe lean in the trailing locomotive.

UP's business train gracefully glides out of St. Louis behind the E-units. The train is passing through Gratiot Tower interlocking and the white picket fence actually belongs to horse stables. Can... (more)

Stormy Night: Not quite enough time to make it into the yard, the "Soo Shakopee" job sits tied down on Soo 1 at West Hoffman, this as another Eastbound streaks past, heading for S... (more)

Keeping a Close Eye: As UP 844 steams into Washington, MO for it's scheduled stop, the engineer, in classic fashion, leans out of the cab for a better view. On special trips like this, the ... (more)

This classic Cadillac SD7R just had its 52nd birthday this month, and its still going strong at the terminal. For all you history buffs, this unit began life as PRR 8589 in 10/53, B.N. 18670. This... (more)

Light power that will eventually end up on ZDUMQ 28 comes off the T.R.R.A.'s highline under the MacArthur Bridge complex (note the coal train on top level) after passing under the Arch. The power ... (more)

How would you like to see this in your front yard? Well the people who live on Railroad St. in Dupo see it every day. Today is special though, as 1982 and 1988 show up on their southbound trek. Ca... (more)

A private car sits on one of the remaining tracks at STL Union Station.