NS SD70ACe 1129 holds short of the Missouri Avenue overpass waiting for room in Gateway Yard.

After northbound on the A&S has cleared, eastbound train 167 is pulls up to the A&S crossing for the conductor to manually set the former Southern Railway signal allowing westbound 110 to enter Co... (more)

After unloading passengers, Master Mechanic Bill Purdie looks for the conductor's signal to move the train.

A YN2 CSX SD70MAC closes in on its destination of Alton & Southern's Gateway Yard as it crosses the diamond at A&S Junction. I believe there are two CSX SD70MAC's remaining in YN2 paint.

A "Snoot" works the morning hump job at Alton & Southern's Gateway Yard.

With the sun having just crested the horizon and a bit of early dawn fog still left in the air, Alton & Southern's Gateway Yard sits quietly under the St. Louis, MO skyline with some rather intere... (more)

Got to reletter a locomotive for a new owner? Black electrical tape is the answer! SFGX 3090, seen here at Metro East Industries, Inc., in Alorton IL, is an SD40 that was rebuilt to SD40-... (more)

Found at Metro East Industries, Incorporated, in Alorton, Illinois, is a long string of former Union Pacific diesels. There are at least 13 locomotives in this string, primarily MP15DCs. Photo... (more)

Some assembly required. Built by General Electric in November 1990, Union Pacific Dash 8-40CW 9414 is at Metro East Industries, Incorporated, in Alorton, Illinois, for outsourced servicing... (more)

With the sun having just crested the horizon and a bit of early dawn fog still left in the air, Alton & Southern's Gateway Yard sits quietly under the St. Louis, MO skyline with some rather intere... (more)

Wandering the grounds of Metro East Industries, Incorporated, in Alorton, Illinois, is like browsing in a well-stocked hobby shop - Following every turn one discovers locomotives painted for yet a... (more)

CIT Group/Capital Finance, Incorporated MP15DCs 1530 and 1529 sit at the end of a long string of UP diesels buried in the Metro East Industries facility in Alorton, Illinois, on October 4th, 2014.... (more)

With the Saint Louis Skyline Looming in the Background A String of rather Interesting Power is seen on the East End of Alton and Southern Yard. After the Pair of SD70Ms there is a pair of Former B... (more)

Tucked away deep in Metro East Industries facility, where locomotives and rail cars are rehabilitated, are Herzog 181 (marked MPM XIV on its flanks) coupled to Burlington Northern Santa Fe SD70MAC... (more)

It almost looks like a scene from Wyoming's Powder River Basin, but it is in reality the storage tracks at Metro East Industries, Incorporated, in Alorton, Illinois, on October 4th, 2014. From le... (more)