SP 8701, a rebuilt former C&NW SD45, is mated with a Cotton Belt GP60 passing through Camden, MO. This is joint track territory with the NS (former Wabash) track operated as a third mainline besid... (more)

After the merger, BN SD40-2s were ubiquitous on former Santa Fe lines. Here the 6365 West slams through Camden, MO on the home stretch into Kansas City, passing the old magnetic flagman wig-wag cr... (more)

BNSF "K" line local is pulling interchange cars from NS at Hannibal. MO

The Empress arriving into the KC Metro area across a nice road bridge. This was the final shot of the day after chasing from Davenport, Iowa.

The Empress passing by a searchlight that still stands tall in Braymer, Missouri, on the CPKC Kansas City Sub.

The Empress bringing its train around a curve just West of Braymer, Missouri, on the CPKC Kansas City Sub. Just me and my buddies were at this spot other than a local family. It was a nice change ... (more)

Branson Scenic's flagship F-unit 98 poses as it crosses the Barren Fork Trestle on an extra run for a commercial shoot.

UP to CPKC transfer YKS92R-04 passes the KCRR State Line Yard as they head to Knoche Yard

A UP manifest headed eastbound towards Neff Yard

A pair of BNSF ACes shoves on the rear of coal train C-NAMMAH as they make their way towards BN Interlocking and the Fort Scott Sub.

An EMD FT set leads a freight east of Norborne Missouri in 1946. Otto Conrad Perry photo, my collection.

The BNSF Run 20 job snakes their way through the West Bottoms heading back to Argentine Yard after a run to CPKC Knoche Yard.

KC West Bottoms RR 3408 is seen being used to sort out the cars brought to them by UP over the weekend.

Verona Gold | Near the town of Verona, MO, a westbound BNSF train passes a field in the golden morning light of Sunday, August 3, 2025. Consisting only of loaded flatcars, the train is carr... (more)

Monett Morning Manifest | Minutes before sunrise on a relatively cool Sunday, August 3, 2025 morning, an eastbound BNSF manifest train rolls through the city of Monett, MO.