An eastbound high-priority train coming off Cardy Hill near Ethel, Missouri.
A westbound manifest crosses Peruque Creek on the BNSF Hannibal Sub.
Northbound UP 8700 clears the crossover at Val and heads for Valley Junction.
Port Harbor Railroad 5730 sits tied down at America's Central Port in Granite City. This locomotive was previously Canadian Pacific 5730.
A Loram ballast cleaning train passes under the decommissioned ATSF signal bridge at Lisbon Road, north of Marceline, Missouri. You can see the signal bridge still in place, but the signal heads ... (more)
Plenty of power on a massive stack train just after dawn near Bucklin, Missouri.
After waiting a couple hours to exit the yard, a UP stack train hustles down the Chester Sub near Fults, Illinois.
A northbound loaded Illinois coal train crosses the bridge over a swollen Fountain Creek.
After a long wait, this westbound empty coal train appeared after coming off the Missouri River bridge. Continuous rains have raised the water level here.
It was a nice change to catch a Dash 9 today. This one is coming out of a meet at Gibb, Missouri.
This BNSF manifest freight near West Alton is approaching the Missouri River bridge and will soon be in St. Louis.
A westbound manifest passes the grain elevator at Annada, Missouri.
A westbound manifest near Elsberry, Missouri.
BNSF 6542 on the Hannibal Sub near O'Fallon, Missouri.
Sitting trackside in the middle of an unplowed farmer's field was just the ticket to cure the boredom of days that have merged together into one long blur. Normally a random cloud will ruin my pl... (more)
