A plethora of locomotives populate the engine tracks at the Tall Tower and BNSF Argentine Yard. These locomotives are used on various transfer and yard jobs around the facility, and the city. more)

An eclectic consist leads BNSF Train H TULGAL9 03A onto the BNSF Brookfield Sub. from the joint trackage with the NS Kansas City District at Maxwell for the run east. The rear two units are a hum... (more)

Hammering out of town at South Blue Valley, KCS Train B-KCSH-17 has the F-Units on the head end, wearing a new coat of paint applied earlier this year, now featuring yellow lettering and trim in t... (more)

Quite the array of model types and paint schemes populate the diesel house tracks at Mill Street today, including 3 different types of switchers.

MWLX 530 was built as CRIP 530 in February 1... (more)

NS Train 272 has the IT Heritage Unit on the point, and clicks off a few miles of the NS Kansas City District near Curry slow rolling up to CA Jct. to wait for a westbound before hopping on the BN... (more)

The "Creamsicle" eases into the By's at UP Armourdale Yard off The Elevator Lead with NS Train 33J, bound for UP 18th Street Yard after skirting past what's left of Armstrong Yard. The ... (more)

A slug set and another pair of units for local power sit at the C&O Sandy Hook Yard near the coaling tower as another yard job toils on with an SD50-3 for power.

The slug is a former B&O GP3... (more)

A nearly new GE ET44AC leads UP Train CWLNA9 24 west through Edwardsville on the UP Kansas Sub. About 30 cars deep this train featured both of Ameren's awareness hoppers for their veteran employe... (more)

Probably the coolest mainline consist on this portion of the Transcon today passes over the KCT Argentine Connection Flyover with BNSF Train M AMSGAL1 08. The GP40X was certainly a surprise.

Motive Rail's SEMO Port Railroad goes about their work switching out the port along the Mississippi River. This railroad interchanges with the UP at Capdeau Jct. These ICG Paducah Rebuilds sure ... (more)

Nickel Plate 765 smartly steps over the Sangamon River Bridge and out of a foggy Decatur, a former Wabash Shop Town, leading NS Train 099 on the NS Brooklyn District after an overnight layover on ... (more)

This was the first SD40X demonstrator, built on a SD35 frame, and sold to the GM&O after its demo days.

UP 844 simmers at Jeff City and steam quietly escapes from the cylinder cocks at the end of a long hard day of running. Shot on black and white print film.

UP Train MKCCN 20 ducks under the BNSF Hannibal Bridge and the DPU on BNSF Train C BTMMHK1 34 at Broadway on the UP KC Metro Sub., taking the Omaha Main towards Minnesota Avenue.

Locomotives... (more)

Continuing north on the KCS Pittsburg Sub. at 187th Street is the Southern Belle KCS Train B-SHKC 11.