The RailCruise America every-Saturday dinner train pauses for a minute shortly after arriving at Union Station.
A UP coal train rockets around the curve into the setting sun heading past Farmers Market where an art festival was being held.
A UP SD70M leads a C44-9W, a string of autoracks, and grain through Kirkwood, while a local railfan watches from trackside.
Another UP empty coal drag flies through Kirkwood, en route to Kansas City. In another week, the fall colors should peak.
Amtrak at Kirkwood, the fall colors will really start to show up in a couple of weeks.
Figured I'd go get some McDonald's after work, just happened to have my camera and tripod with me. This is the first time I have ever seen a train operating on these tracks.
With all the major work on the Jeff City Sub done, this work train, WJCJCO 21, is picking up what is left.
A big suprise on train 303 today, not only does it have 1 of just s0 B32-8WH's built as the trailing unit, but it looks as if half the BNSF business fleet is tacked on to the end!
Fresh from La Grange 1966, but wait, isn't this 2004?
This poor hostler has to be his own engineer and brakeman.
MRS SW1500 #257 does the switching honors today in the Anhueser-Busch Brewery yard.
The DPU of an empty Westbound coal drag flies past Kirkwood station at around 8:00 pm. He had to be going at least 40 mph. 16 second exposure.
A station stop for 306 at Kirkwood, MO. Unfortunately I did not catch the locomotive number.
Amtrak 303 refuels at St. Louis for the run to Kansas City.
The locomotives from the Cuba turn run light down towards Valley Park.
