Missouri Pacific EMD E8(A) No.40 at Poplos Bluffs, Missouri in April 17, 1971 with train 21. Amtrak operations will begin May 01, 1971. No photographer information on slide.
The UP's unit train business on this corridor has increased dramatically since I moved away 7 years ago, and the previously underutilized (and that might be too generous, since this line had suffe... (more)
Power for UP Train LSV52 01 sits at Poplar Bluff between feeder bands of Hurricane Isaac's remnants that would spawn tornadoes in the area later on today.
Rolling into my hometown, passing the Missouri Pacific Depot under restoration and through CP Y165 4th Street of the UP Hoxie Sub., is an elephant style EMD quartet composed of 3 SD9043MAC's with ... (more)
One unit wonder UP Train ZMXDT 14 crosses the Black River Bridge on the UP Hoxie Sub. and blows for the B Street Crossing. I never figured I'd miss SD70Ms on every train, and every train had one ... (more)