As the evening lingers on, UP 8239 quietly chants away at the end of CNATH9 14, awaiting the call that will send her, and her train east.

The RailCruise America every-Saturday dinner train pauses for a minute shortly after arriving at Union Station.

A UP gr38-2 in a GP40 carbody in local service

Freshly re-painted in early Sept. 2004. #3607 is on permanent display at the museum. See also images # 25066, #65620, and #77288.

Here's Katy's daily St. Louis turn led by GP-40 226, a slug, and three other units of various lineage. 30APR88

Fresh from La Grange 1966, but wait, isn't this 2004?

This poor hostler has to be his own engineer and brakeman.

MRS SW1500 #257 does the switching honors today in the Anhueser-Busch Brewery yard.

I stumbled across this N&W w/b somewhere in St. Louis. 1798/1541 for power. Classic hi-nose SD-45/SD-35 consist. 30JUL85

Amtrak 303 refuels at St. Louis for the run to Kansas City.

4/7 of the MRS roster sits out side in the sun today, one is in the engine house, another is switching, and one more is leased out.

MRS 255, an EMD SW1500, pulls 3 empty covered hoppers out of the A-B brewery, and yes, that is a woman railroader riding the front steps.

Putting the finishing toutches on the tail car of the Kerry-Edwards Special, the day before the excursion.

Assembling the Kerry-Edwards Special. A nostalgic shot, a former T.R.R.A. switcher switching coaches at Union Station, this could almost be the 60s.

A hoard of folks gathered to watch this history making event roll by. The Kerry-Edwards whistle stop tour of Missouri comes through Kirkwood, horn blaring, Democrats (and the conductor) waving. Ma... (more)