Here we catch another glimpse of Mr. Happy Sunshine at the helm as he pilots his train in between the buildings and through the back alleys of downtown Springfield. Canon 350D.

Looming high above the remenants of old industrial downtown St. Louis, the Manny transfer to the A&S struggles to the top of the steeply inclined (at least 3%) south approach to the MacAthur Bridg... (more)

The Beer Railroad: Digging through old photos, it seems that in my youth, I spent lots of time at the "Manny" engine house just down the street from the Anheuser-Busch brewery in ... (more)

Framed by the iron supports of the south approach to the MacArthur Bridge, the 12th Street Transfer comes off the elevated yard lead and snakes its way into Lesperance St. yard. Canon 350D.

Locomotives 102 and 103 are decorated for the Christmas season with icicle lights on the stainless steel grill.

The Royal Canadian: Brightening up a somewhat dreary day, CP 1401 leads the Royal Canadian through St. Paul, towards Cottage Grove. The big brass got off the train at Humboldt Yard, and thi... (more)

This train off the DeSoto Sub exits the MacArthur Bridge and heads to Dupo.

Hennepin Job: On a crisp fall day, this former CPRail RS18u runs light to the end of the line to service a plastics company. The track arrangement means you can only fit the engine and one ... (more)

Happy Holidays! After bringing the CEO of the UP into St. Louis, the MoPac and Katy units slumber just outside the gates of SLUS on a frigid December evening. The Ameren UE building is providing t... (more)

UP 1995 backed out of the OTC and here it comes around the curve out of the station and onto the main with the Chicago skyline in the background. If anyone knows the exact name of this line, let m... (more)

C&NW 8575 is fronting the IDUSE (Intermodal, Dupo, IL-Seattle, WA) tonight and has stopped at Gratiot Tower interlocking and waits for an eastbound UP stack train, under the brilliantly shining st... (more)

Aftermath of Aug. 1st derailment. Cars placed where-ever to get them out of the way of the line.

At the end of the day, this manifest from the CSX at Roselake, rolls through Kirkwood in the last golden light. Canon 350D.

Wall Street: Street running operations are always interesting, even more so when they're in a residential area, and not industrial. Winona, MN is one of the more overlooked operations in th... (more)

A pair of old school workhorses take a break, coupled nose-to-nose, in front of the Dupo yard tower. If you look closely, you can see the Yardmaster walking around in the tower.