Having never seen 2/3 of the locomotives in this building before today, it was a truly magnificent experience, and the facilities and people here are top notch. They aren't arrogant by any stretc... (more)

BNSF 19th Street Yard Job finishes up their day at the nameskake facility. This job ran as BNSF Train Y KCM1911 19 this day, and featured a classic pair of nose to nose BN Green

I'm sure these two units have really been through a lot over their lives, but few locomotives have as hard of a life as a testbed like EMDX 91. Taken at Mid-America Car in Kansas City.

Brand new NS ES44AC sits inside Mid-America Car, just outside the locomotive paint shop where it had its primer covered up with black and white. Another NS GEVO is inside the shop getting the sam... (more)

Get a load of this. Giggity. Sad that this thing is back and black already!

At UP Neff Yard we find an SW9 overhauled by Midwest Locomotive here in Kansas City, bound for Nucor Bar Mill Group, Jewett, TX. I *believe* this is a SW9, it has some mixed spotting features, so... (more)

Cat engined GP20 sits at Mid-America Car. A few years ago MNA had a trio of these leased. They had nice, big cabs, and excellent visibility. Only problem is that if you ever hit anything, there... (more)

MOW service SD40-2 sits near the turntable at KCS Knoche Yard. This engine is remote controlled and is used on work trains. The marker lights on the snoot nose are an addition since the last tim... (more)

The "Starling Express", hammers south as KCS Train B-KCSH-14 passing MP 69 on the KCS Pittsburg Sub. as engineer Jonie Engle and Conductor Dan Nichols keep an eye on the track ahead. Th... (more)

The WP Heritage Locomotive leads UP Train CNAIM9 05 east on the KCT High Line at the Kaw River Bridge with coal loads for Cook, IL.

The Texas Eagle #21 glides over the river and above the woods, safely elevated overhead the ghetto that is East St. Louis on the TRRA Pennsy Turnout, but not before offering the always spectacular... (more)

An indescribably stunning ALCO C424 and T6 combo teams up on the A&M Springdale Switcher, and the hogger cleans them out for us while dragging out a cut of cars to kick. THIS is railroading, kids... (more)

A pair of 6 axle units bring TRRA Train 101 under the Gateway Arch in downtown St. Louis. The Terminal recently took over this traffic from the BNSF, replacing their "Madison Turn", which used to... (more)

A patched CNW AC4400CW trails on UP Train CEYMS9 25 heading over Santa Fe Jct. via the KCT High Line after a BNSF High Wide Special goes north.

A Rock Island E-Unit shares the diesel shop at KCS Knoche Yard with newer power from the same builder. This old girl is finally on its way to new beginnings in Iowa on the IANR.