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. Here the N/B Fort Smith turn, ... (more)

As the YDU50 heads up the south lead to the MacArthur Bridge, while a rack train waits for the YDU50, with its AC6000CW and assorted EMD Geeps, to clear up the lower crossover so it can procede so... (more)

In a classic scene, a man and his daughter wave to the engineer of this southbound grain train, GSRKPG 15, passing through Shipman.

With the sun on the horizon casting a beautiful golden light, one last southbound slips into the night before I call it a day. Canon 350D.

On a nice Feburary afternoon we have cleared up in Ivory yard for a northbound autoparts train. Canon 350D.

Amtrak 303, running a couple minutes behind, rounds the curve at a brisk pace and heads for Kirkwood.

As the sun sets on another day, a SB Manifest scurries through fountain. Canon 350D.

A DPU AC4400CW and empty coal drag are on a charge through Maplewood, heading towards St. Louis.

This unpatched SP unit follows CNAAE 12 down the hill in picturesque old Maplewood.

Only on the BNSF can you find a locomotive nearing 50 years old and still in regular mainline service. Here a trio of ancient SD9's and a GP38 interloper lug a heavy transfer to Lindenwood Yard.

This former WC SD45 is surrounded be CN and GTW power at CN's Woodcrest facilities. Canon 350D.

While traversing scenic central Minnesota, 261 passes a rural farm, complete with a (albeit faded) red barn. Apparently the horses were startled by the iron horse, because at the time of the photo... (more)

Nearing the end of the day, light power from the QNPASX will head down to Dupo after getting a signal at Jerome Ln. Canon 350D.

A UP AC4400CW puts all its power to the rail, as it struggles to lift its train over Kirkwood Hill.

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)