northbound coal train 2COVNA9 06 sits in the hole for a northbound manifest before continuing on to Dupo in the early evening.

At the end of the day, this BNSF coal train is coming off the elevated stretch of track that carries it across Laclede's Landing, and also under the arch.

ALCO Safari Day 1: First stop on my ALCO Safari trip was the local Minnesota Commercial, who still have a couple of active ALCO and MLW products on the roster. Here the Hennepin Job, #52, d... (more)

Work train led by a leased former BN SD40-2, the train has new welded rail, and pre-fab track sections.

The low golden light, a clean locomotive, and a low angle make for a dramatic shot as this coal load races south. Canon 350D. 28-80mm.

"Cottonwood Falling Like Snow in July": A little surprise on 681 today, the Reading unit shows up on the point, a nice change of pace. The wind is whipping up the Cottonwood today... (more)

Two KCS work horses take a much deserved break at the KCS's former GWWR engine facilities.

Two NS trains, the right being a one-unit wonder, sit at Pontoon Rd. while they both wait for signals through WR Tower. Canon 350D, 75-300mm.

In the late afternoon sun, the DPU of an EB coal drag shoves up the hill, visible are the signal just east of the station, which I, along with my scanner, routinely use to tell if a train is comin... (more)

ALCO Safari Day 7, Delaware Lackawanna: Jumping ahead to Cresco, we see PO74 having dumped their grain/wheat loads at Mt. Pocono and heading down to Bestway Lumber just around the curve. Th... (more)

A solid consist of SD40-2s lead a westbound ballast train past the Kirkwood station. SD40-2s are becoming pretty hard to find these days.

Harvested corn fields signal the beginning of fall, a brand new ES44AC rolls through the freshly harvested landscape with southbound coal train CCAIM9 26.

ALCO Safari Day 6, MA&N: Having gathered up a bunch of outbound empty cars, the MA&N crew pulls ahead to clear the crossing, and will preform an air test before heading to downtown Rome. MH... (more)

A BNSF Rush Island coal train, C BKMRTR0 34, wraps itself around the curve at MP 13, heading south on the River Sub. Some company is laying heavy fiber-optic cable along the ole River for an unkno... (more)

At sunset, this hot intermodal, ITIMNX 30, highballs south out of Dupo with a colorful train.