An eastbounder picking up speed after the engineer had to put the train into Emergency in response to a close call at the grade crossing near West Gibb. Oh joy, more paperwork...
The UP Potash train travelling through Bootlegger Canyon enroute to Intrepid Potash.
A train loaded with old BN hoppers headed to St. Louis.
H-GALMEM (Galesburg to Memphis) crossing the Peruque Creek bridge on the BNSF Hannibal Sub. I am surprised that this bridge has never washed away, given the amount of debris that accumulates up a... (more)
A westbound coal train rounding the curve at Old Monroe, Missouri.
The yard at the GM assembly plant looks like geometric artwork while NS 1651 and her sister unit idle away the morning at the yard office.
Cruising along the ancient limestone cliffs near the Mississippi River.
A pass occurring at the small farm town of Elsberry, Missouri.
Coal headed to St. Louis on a frosty morning.
TRRA 3008 (GP40M-3) is paired with TRRA 308 (slug) working the TRRA yard south end.
After waiting for H-GALMEM to clear, a Herzog train pulls out of the maintenance siding and crosses the Cuivre River.
BNSF H-GALMEM on a frosty morning near Firma Road.
A trio of BNSF engines sorting a train at the Terminal Railroad yard.
NS 6418 negotiating hand switches on the Illinois Transfer Sub near Brooklyn, Illinois.
The H-MEMGAL passes the Marais Temps Clair Conservation Area on elevated track as it makes its way to Galesburg, Illinois. The day was brutally cold and windy, with my drone barking "High Wi... (more)