This DPU is stopped as the rest of it's train snakes up the Merchants Bridge Approach. The train is stopped because I called the TRRA dispatcher to let him know one truck of UP 6609 was smoking he... (more)

Today's a hot one, and in the heat of the day, this commercial crew takes a short break before continuing the days work. They have just finished servicing a steel facility at the end of the line i... (more)

A "wings, flags, & flares" SD70M suns itself in the Grand Ave. yard while waiting for a new crew.

UP 6578 ties down the rear end of CNAMR9 22 in the downtown yard, can you spot the top of St. Louis' Union Station in this shot?

Arkansas & Missouri Revisited: I had made the trip to the A&M back in 2013 when I (and everyone else) found out they would be receiving EMD SD70ACe's for use on the road trains. I knew I ha... (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.

In that wonderful "sweet light" this BNSF manifest roars west at 50 mph with a nice mix of power. The train will soon make a southward turn, but for now this bluebonnet gleams in the westerly sett... (more)

UP 2404 glides over the ghetto with a Kansas City bound manifest out of the A&S. These trains almost always have solid sets of SD60's. Canon 350D.

Here, rain-soaked 5354 sits downtown, the lights reflecting and shimmering on its wet surface.

ALCO Safari Day 1: First stop on my ALCO Safari trip was the local Minnesota Commercial, who still have a couple of active ALCO and MLW products on the roster. Here the Hennepin Job, #52, p... (more)

On a little photographed industrial branch in the heart of Evansville, two switchers go about their work switching covered hoppers.

UP power of IMNOA 15 looks on as NS power leads MPIEW 16 into Dupo Yard.

After finally getting a signal at North St. Louis, and already having a line through terminal, this engineer highballs, wasting no time getting up to speed. Its good to see older units on a train ... (more)

A&M ALCO's in 2022: After a derailment on the Fort Smith bridge in early May stranded 3 for A&M's SD70's, the ALCO C420's were pressed back into road service. Now over the Boston Mountains,... (more)

Shoving Hard: G77 shoves hard on 30 or so grain loads for Bay State Milling, traction motor blowers kicking up dust along Front St. Residential on one side, industrial on the other, Front S... (more)