Southbound coal drag CNAOV9 16 pales in comparison to the magnificently beautiful sunset.

Inching ever closer to darkness, UP coal drag CKUWE 11 tries to beat it by racing into the sunset.

Passengers wait to board Amtrak 303 at Kirkwood.

One of the strangest little critters I've seen in a while. Looks to be brand new. Strangely, it appears to have locomotive compatible multiple-unit recepticals, and check out the electronic bell, ... (more)

After catching the head end at MP 13, I caught the rear end of the Rush Island coal train C BKMRTR0 34 at Lemay Ferry, after the direction changes, making the lighting apprioate. It's a classic Mi... (more)

A BNSF Rush Island coal train, C BKMRTR0 34, wraps itself around the curve at MP 13, heading south on the River Sub. Some company is laying heavy fiber-optic cable along the ole River for an unkno... (more)

Three A&S switchers hold down this transfer at Jerome Ln. The A&S's original owners were MoPac and C&NW, hence the strange combo of MoPac blue, and C&NW yellow in their paint scheme.

UP 6578 ties down the rear end of CNAMR9 22 in the downtown yard, can you spot the top of St. Louis' Union Station in this shot?

Two 6,000-horsepower brutes rocket this sling-shot freight, AASFX 26, through Kirkwood. El Nino's at work again, but I can't complain about 50-degree Feb days! :)

A very dirty UP AC4400 claws its way to the summit of the 1.75% grade over Kirkwood Hill.

A brace of former Espee SD9E's, freshly dressed up in NWPs spiffy paint scheme. However, in just a short time the NWPs luck would hit a downward spiral that would end up in eventual bankruptcy.

UP coal train CROJO9 10 decends the MacArthur Bridge lead, and will procede to the Chester Sub.

UP power of IMNOA 15 looks on as NS power leads MPIEW 16 into Dupo Yard.

A nice clean early style SD60M leads a SD40T-2 with an empty ballast train to be reloaded.

This UP coal drag pulls with all its might to crest Kirkwood hill.