The locomotives from the Cuba turn run light down towards Valley Park.

Unit 6821 on CBTTS 15 raises a cloud of dust as she struggles to lift her train over Kirkwood Hill.

1 week later and unit 1091's headlights still havent been replaced, from what I understand, this is a FRA violation. Train is LSE59 17.

Westbound empty coal train.

Union Pacific #5933 passes through Kirkwood, this was interesting, as the 2 rear units were dead, the AC44 was all alone on that empty. As seen from the park across the tracks. Train ID was CDYSV ... (more)

Amtrak 303 glides into Kirkwood behind unit 205, gleaming in almost new (or possibly new) paint. As seen from the park across the tracks.

LSE59 10 comes past Kirkwood station at a good clip. Note that both headlights are out, how much of a safety hazard is that? The second unit is an ex MOP GP38-2.

CBTJO 07 with UP 7180 crests "the hill" and begins to throttle down for the slightly downgrade trip into St. Louis. Those things on the trees almost make this look like a fall shot!

An interesting sight as a single SD70M rolls through Kirkwood with a unit rack train. Also, it looks like I "pulled a Warren." The guy sitting on the ground to the left is N691LF, from Railpicture... (more)

Heading east at Kirkwood.

Amtrak 303 stops breifly at Kirkwood on a placid summer day. Warren actually got a shot of me taking this very picture! Click here ... (more)

IMNOA 04 with UP 5036 rockets a stacker through Kirkwood, just after the departure of Amtrak 303.

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!

A tunnel motor (SD40T-2), still in FULL (no patch) SP paint, for all you Espee fans, and a CEFX SD40-2 show up on a manifest, as it pauses for a second to get a track & time permit. Train was QNPA... (more)

A rare meeting of Amtrak 303 and 304 at Kirkwood Station caused by the John Kerry train holding them up.