Central Midland train heads west past Creve Coeur Lake with boxcars bound for customers in Union, MO.

After leaving Lackland yard with its short four car train, the CMR's Union job rumbles across the bridge in CC Park on its way out to Chesterfield. Canon 350D.

The engineer backs his cars to couple onto another cut before going to switch the Post Dispatch. Check out that lighting package! Canon 350D.

This former Apalachicola Northern (ex. AN 717) SW1500 now works for the Central Midland, and is seen switching the St. Louis Post Dispatch warehouse in Maryland Heights. Canon 350D.

The brakeman prepares to grab the last car as the engineer shoves to the cut of cars waiting on the main. The Indiana RR GP16 is leased.

1791 switching a local industry that ships plastic pellets in hoppers. Take a look at the track underneath the loco, the track foreman that was with the crew that day said the switch desperately n... (more)

Reminds me of an old clunker I had years ago with that rag as a gas cap!

In a classic scene, the engineer on this Central Midland switch job leans out the window to talk to 2 other employees.