Elk River Landscape | Rolling through the community of Ginger Blue on a beautiful Sunday, March 10, 2024 morning, a CPKC manifest train heads north past the Elk River in southwestern Missou... (more)

Mid-Morning In Missouri | Moving down the CPKC mainline near Anderson, MO, a southbound manifest train parallels a fairly unbusy Missouri state highway 59 on a gorgeous Tuesday, March 19, 2... (more)

Equinoctial Sunrise | As the sun creeps over the horizon on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 - the official first day of spring - an eastbound rock train heads across fields near the community of Ra... (more)

They are back! TRRA's pair of ex-Conrail SD60I's are back and in service after nearly 11 months of rusting to the rail at Madison Yard. It is unknown why they were parked for so long but it is nic... (more)

A train loaded with old BN hoppers headed to St. Louis.

H-GALMEM (Galesburg to Memphis) crossing the Peruque Creek bridge on the BNSF Hannibal Sub. I am surprised that this bridge has never washed away, given the amount of debris that accumulates up a... (more)

A westbound coal train rounding the curve at Old Monroe, Missouri.

The yard at the GM assembly plant looks like geometric artwork while NS 1651 and her sister unit idle away the morning at the yard office.

Cruising along the ancient limestone cliffs near the Mississippi River.

A pair of BNSF Aces shoving a BNSF Coal Train north on the joint BNSF/NS trackage.

A pass occurring at the small farm town of Elsberry, Missouri.

Twilight In Town | Passing the signals at control point North Mountain in Mountain Grove, MO, an Alabama-to-Wyoming train of empty coal hoppers cruises into the evening in the fading light ... (more)

Ozark Evening | As the sun sets over the hills just east of Mountain Grove, MO on a relatively warm Saturday, February 24, 2024, a northbound train of empty coal hoppers continues its journ... (more)

A pair of BNSF Aces shoving a BNSF Coal Train north on the joint BNSF/NS trackage as they're crossing the CPKC Kansas City Sub.

Coal headed to St. Louis on a frosty morning.