TRRA's Madison Turn heads west on BNSF rails as it nears its destination of Lindenwood Yard in the last rays of daylight.

Lit by a few sodium lights and the first minutes of dawn, this BNSF train bound for Galesburg makes its way through downtown Saint Louis. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Bridge is just to the left, li... (more)

Railroads are at work all day everyday 24/7/365 days a year. This shot shows a BNSF Train Heading North on the Highline. Its amazing how railroads can move trains so quickly and yet still have a s... (more)

Amtrak F40PH #314 receives a nice bath on a hot summer's day. Bob Albano photo.

Now those are some front yards with a view! An empty BNSF train snakes its way down Antelope Street in north Saint Louis on its way to the Hannibal Sub. Those are the front porches of the houses s... (more)

GMTX 2687 Leads the LSE59, which has just come from working on the Union Pacific Jefferson City Subdivision, and is returning to Lesperance Street Yard, where the local originates. Here it is seen... (more)

Beiber Fever. While walking onto the 14th Street overpass to see one of the stars of Amtrak's fleet of P42DCs, Phase II heritage unit #66, I was shocked to see packs of teenage girls walkin... (more)

I was in St. Luis on September, 9 2012 to see NS heritage locomotives Wabash, Illinois Terminal and Nickel Plate 765 Berkshire. NS celebrating 30 years of service all summer this was the last ran ... (more)

In a strange move, NS 9325 leads NKP 765 and its crew and coal cars out of Luther Yard and towards the Merchants Bridge headed for Madison Yard, where the Nickel Plate steam engine will be turned ... (more)

A TRRA transfer is returning from BNSF's Lindenwood Yard, riding the high line along the Mississippi River in downtown St. Louis. The train has just passed through the tunnels by the Gateway Arch ... (more)

My 6'0 buddy is dwarfed by the UP Big Boy.

Three UP Geeps move light back towards Lesperance Street Yard and roll through the industrial area along the riverfront.

A BNSF Coal is on the Saint Louis Highline, heading toward the heart of Downtown Saint Louis MO. This Train will pass under the iconic Saint Louis Arch in less than a mille.

UP oil empties traverse the many crossings in this part of Saint Louis, as they prepare to wind their way through a mix of residential and light industrial neighborhoods.

B&O Camelback #173

Built in 1873 by the B&O Mount Clare Shops, this 4-6-0 Camelback (originally #373) was retired in 1901 and survives today at the Saint Louis Museum of Transportation.... (more)