Cutting through Missouri's rolling hills, this UP manifest decends Kirkwood Hill in a hurry, passing the beautiful fall foliage which is really starting to turn in this area.

A UP AC4400CW serving as the DPU on this train, rolls through Illinois farmland on the was to Dupo.

A former Conrail SD40-2 in CSX's "Dark Future" scheme, along with a MPI SD40 rebuild, wait to leave Valley late in the afternoon. Conrail had a strange preferance for Flexicoil trucks and ordered ... (more)

UP's olympic torch unit, the 2002, and two other SD70M bretheren wait by the yard tower in Dupo for the crew to arrive. This is the power for UP IDUSE 26. The 2002 is just as hard to catch as any ... (more)

As this train slowly creeps into the yard, it knocks down the restricting Lunar aspect to a absolute stop red. Mo-Pac style signals such as this one are quickly disappearing around the UP system.

Two UP locomotives back a manifest into the south end of the yard at Bixby while UP MPIPB 15 (NS locos) sits in the background.

Waiting for a signal that may very well not come during this crew's hours of service.

Two terminal switchers are latched onto a sizable manifest, and by the end of the day they will pull through Solutia Chemical and into Valley Jct. Its amazing just what a pair of switchers can pul... (more)

Back to my railfan photography roots: a BNSF Rush Island coal train accelerates over the bridge at MP 12.5.

A meriad of KCS yard power and road power congregates at the former GWWR facilities located near Valley Jct.

This classic Cadillac SD7R just had its 52nd birthday this month, and its still going strong at the terminal. For all you history buffs, this unit began life as PRR 8589 in 10/53, B.N. 18670. This... (more)

A KCS switcher sits in front of a repair shop at the former GWWR engine facilities located near Valley Jct.

UP stack 2IMNLB 16 train is cookin' as it rolls through Pacific, past the picturesque bluffs and colorful trees on this beautiful fall day.

A BNSF iron ore train rolls through the flat expanse of Northern Missouri prarie land. As seen in this shot, the line has stretches of straight track that can last for miles.

A couple of BNSF SD9's rumbles through Valley Jct. late in the day with a transfer from the terminal to the UP at Dupo. These things sound sooooo sweet. It's very hard to find locomotives like thi... (more)