Classic Style: Traffic is going to be waiting for a little while. On a typically hazy summer afternoon in the St. Louis area, a lone NS SD40-2 has a hold of a long cut of hoppers headed for... (more)

UP and BNSF power sits on terminal tracks just outside of Madison Yard. The power will soon be cut off the UP train. Canon 350D, 75-300mm.

Westbound coal drag COVNA 28 presented itself just before the sun ducked behind a cloud.

An ex MOP GP38-2 runs long hood forward with a short UP local out the Lesbrence Industrial Lead, toward the DeSoto Sub. Train was YSL72R 18.

ALCO Safari Day 7, Delaware Lackawanna: On their way back to Scranton, the engineer gently rolls into the throttle, as they roll past Larson Lake.

6128 enters into the last rays of sun at the end of just another day in its 46 year life. BNSF 6128 had its humble beginnings in April 1959 as C&S 836 (B.N. 25156).

A CEFX SD40 rebuild leads a set of light locomotives pulling out of the yard to reverse to their waiting train, then they will head south. Train was 2ZSEME 11.

A UP and unpatched SP locomotives are bathed in golden light on this southbound coal drag waiting for a signal at ICG. Water from severe storms and green foilage signals the true beginning of spri... (more)

After a bit of a hold-up, UP has things moving again as this manifest accelerates out of Tuxedo Park past the thouroughly ice covered trees after thursdays crippling ice storm which actually shut ... (more)

BNSF 6828 pokes its head out of the vegetation as it begins to cross the long bridge over Grant's Trail, Gravois Creek, and Green Park Ind. Dr. at MP12.5.

A BNSF manifest freight with two SD40-2's for power, is tied down at Kings Highway, while a UP intermodeal rolls past on the higher trackage.

A clean Dash 9 is on the point of this general merchandise freight with 5 units bookin' it through Pacific at about 50 mph. Note the exposed bluffs from limestone mining in the area. Canon 350D. 2... (more)

ALCO Safari Day 8, Delaware Lackawanna: Before DL3 could take the big power up towards Ridge Row with the grain, they had to split the local power, and stick it towards the Carbondale line.... (more)

Oh, How Things Have Changed: Ten years ago, I would have discarded this shot as an uninteresting train. Looking back I think different. Oh sure, it's just a unit coal train, but back before... (more)

MPIEW 09 is led today by a suprisingly clean ex Connie Q SD60I, it's nice to see something interesting roll through everyonce in a while.