UP's Salt Lake City Olympic Torch Relay unit, UP 2002, leads a North Platte bound manifest across the scenic Meramec River. Seeing the blue unit poke out from behind the bushes was definitely a ni... (more)

Central Pacific 4-4-0 replica Leviathan draws a lot of cameras and attention after following Monticello Railway Museum's passenger train back to Nelson's Crossing. The passenger train, with IC GP1... (more)

Two of Norfolk Southern's handsome F units spend the day basking in the sun at the Monticello Railway Museum. Though only on display during their visit, the pair looked great surrounded by the oth... (more)

Randy Allard gets his shot of the KCS business car train as it approaches the curved bridge just west of Valley Junction. The sun was almost under the horizon as the train started its evening run ... (more)

Branson Scenic's beautifully painted F unit trails the railroad's streamlined passenger cars through Hollister, MO. Though often overshadowed by the much larger tourism hub about a mile to the nor... (more)

A nice set of foreign power, including a CSX C40-8 and a CN Dash 9, lead the North Little Rock to Alton and Southern manifest up the UP's Chester Subdivision. The Mississippi River bluffs in and a... (more)

America's Central Port's freshly painted SD40-2 poses for pictures coupled with Illinois Terminal-painted Respondek 3086. The new scheme was unveiled on October 28th, 2011, for sponsors of the "Am... (more)

As an Alton and Southern transfer pulls a cut of cars out of the yard, an interesting 3-train meet occurs. The transfer, with a set of venerable ex-MP SD40-2s and two GP38-2s, and a BNSF coal trai... (more)

UP northern 844 and Mopac heritage unit 1982 slowly creep across the swollen Big Muddy River near Wolf Lake, IL. The river was definitely living up to its name as the passenger special to Cape Gir... (more)

After a short stop in Ware, UP 844 blasts off in grand fashion. The journey from St. Louis to Cape Girardeau, MO, featured the big northern and UP 1982, the Mopac heritage engine.

Even the BNSF roots for the Cardinals! With the St. Louis Cardinals' clinch of the NL title imminent, BNSF decided to rally on their side by sending a nice and red SD75 by Busch Stadium, wi... (more)

Who says the Illinois Terminal died in the 1980s?

A clean DPU helps hold back loads of coal that are passing over the summit of Kirkwood Hill. Railfans are congregated at Kirkwood's historic depot to watch the train's passage.

A crew member uncouples a cut of cars from IATR #51's train near the railroad's shops. This is one of the last electric freight railroads in the country, and their fleet of 4 steeplecabs make the ... (more)

Good Bye MRS, You will be missed! Today, September 30th, is the last day for the Manufacturers Railway. For almost 120 years this railroad has been shoving cars up to the Anhueser Busch Bre... (more)