A 600 axle westbound coal train approaches Machens, Missouri.

A westbound coal train crosses the Cuivre River at Old Monroe, Missouri.

A southbound coal train passes the unique cement grain elevator at Maeystown, Illinois. This is the UP Chester Subdivision.

A former Terminal Railroad of St. Louis EMD SW8, now a St. Louis Car Company locomotive, sits at the Granite City yard. A little research showed this locomotive was built in May 1951. Still oper... (more)

A UP heavyweight leads a 500+ axle northbound freight train at Lake Mordock.

A well worn AC4400CW leads a coal train over the Fountain Creek bridge at Fountain, Illinois. This unique bridge has four different types of bridge sections, making it a good subject for diorama ... (more)

This short BNSF train is in the land between the Mississippi River and the Missouri River as it makes its way to downtown St. Louis. In fact, you can see the Missouri River at the top of the phot... (more)

A BNSF shorty takes the main at West Alton, Missouri while a lengthy 500+ axle manifest train waits in the siding.

An eastbound UP stack train pours it on at Landau Drive near Marceline, Missouri.

A high priority train heading east on the BNSF Marceline Sub at Bucklin, Missouri.

A BNSF stack train flies past the old Santa Fe station at Marceline, Missouri. This station was built around 1913 and now houses the Walt Disney Hometown Museum.

NS train 111 stopped in the siding at Wentzville in order to retrieve a few empty auto parts cars from the GM plant. They will soon be on their way to St. Louis.

This has to be the biggest signal bridge I've ever seen. This westbound stack train is accelerating out of the massive BNSF Logistics Park yard only a couple miles away. The two mainline tracks ... (more)

A loaded coal train slows for a meet on the Hannibal Sub. They are passing through a huge bird flight corridor along the Mississippi River. Not sure if you can see, but the conductor is holding ... (more)

I arrived at Paradise before dawn and waited in the station parking lot for the sun to come up. The two GP9s for the Paradise Local were sitting behind the station, ready for the short run to St.... (more)