Lettered for Lange Stegmann, this former MP then UP alumnus works a large facility on the Mississippi opposite St. Louis.

MPRBW 11 with 10 engines begins its journey down the Chester Sub. The trains locomotive power consisted of a variety of EMD and GE locomotive models. 2 SD70Ms, 1 SD70AH, 2 SD60Ms, 4 C44-9Ws, and ... (more)

The Western Pacific Heritage Unit leads a grain train down the Union Pacific Chester Sub at Cahokia, IL.

With the St Louis, MO skyline looming in the background, a handsome looking former Conrail Dash 8 standard cab brings a healthy-sized Proviso Yard (Chicago), IL to Pine Bluff, AR manifest down the... (more)

NS C40-8 (Former Conrail 6027) Leads UP Train MPRPB 24 South down the Chester Sub seen passing through Cahokia IL, while the St. Louis Skyline is seen in the background

Shortly After Leaving Alton and Southern's Gateway Yard in East Saint Louis Illinois, MASNL-03 Rolls by Airflight Rd, in Cahokia IL on its way south down the Chester Sub.

After holding at the south end of the former SSW yard in Sauget, MCHPB with MEC 619 throttles up for its last 3 miles into Dupo for a crew change. The St. Louis skyline, including the Gateway Arch... (more)

It's all fossil fuels in this scene as UP oil train OCHSN 22 passes by a crewless UP coal train, 2CWEPA 19, with northbound oil empty OSJEE 21 on track 2.

UP intermodal heads south with a train of red boxes, and is about five and a half miles from its crew change point at Dupo.

CCAIM9 18 was in the process of pulling off Cotton Belt 4 track when it stopped and a carman pulled up to attend to something on the train. This pause afforded enough time for this Farmers Insuran... (more)

ZYCMXB 28 accelerates south after getting through Valley Junction. With a crew change just a few miles ahead at Dupo, it will be slowing down shortly.

Southbound Union Pacific mixed freight being led past Airflite Drive along the western edge of St. Louis Parks Downtown Airport on a very crisp early fall afternoon.

Where old FM's go to work. This old H12-44 is actually the working unit for the large Cargill facility in Cahokia, Illinois. Although looking very rough it's still nice to see one of these old u... (more)

With one of the endangered Rio Grande SD50's in the lead, engineer Spiv opens up the throttle with 20 minutes to work and 5 miles to go. Canon 350D.