In March 1965, NYC GP9 7401 arrived at Mitchell, Ill., near East. St. Louis yard with a freight from Indianapolis. One Geep and three F-7's provided the power. The three F-7's 1851-1644-1791 all ... (more)

The southbound Inter-American passes Lenox Tower.

Several railroads converge on Lenox Tower, but NS 099 has the highball as it heads toward St. Louis.

Norfolk Southern Employee Appreciation Train from Decatur, IL to Berkeley, MO passes former NYC Lenox Tower in Mitchell, IL.

BNSF oil train U-TIOMIJ0-04T with a Warbonnet Leader, an Ex SOO SD60 and a H1 BNSF Dash 9 for power. The train is seen crossing over the NS Brooklyn District at Lenox tower. Now on Alton and South... (more)

GWWR St Louis to Kansas City train departing E St Louis near Mitchell

A Great Looking Warbonnet is leading BNSF Oil train U-TIOMIJ0-04T through Mitchell IL now on Alton and Southern trackage.

UP Manifest MPRPB 29 Rolls south through Lenox in Mitchell IL on its way to East Saint Louis Illinois where it will turn south at Valley Jct. and head for a crew change at Dupo IL.

With a good looking Warbonnet Dash 9 in the lead followed by a CEFX Ex SOO SD60 then a H1 BNSF Dash 9, BNSF oil train U-TIOMIJ0-04T heads south having just crossed over the Norfolk Southern Brookl... (more)

C&EI F3(A) #1407, F3B #1504, and GP30 #240. 35mm slide from my collection, no photographer listed on slide.

A signal maintainer takes a look at a venerable CPL.

A KCS Weed Sprayer Train Heads toward East Saint Louis. This train to my knowlage has been spraying the KCS right of way from Kansas City to East Saint Louis. In this photo you can see the chemica... (more)

The first heritage unit of the day, CNJ painted NS 1071, has just changed crews and now is powering hard to get its unit crude oil train away from the tedious rail network of St. Louis.

A little more than ten years after the disappearance of GM&O into ICG, a pair of orange and white geeps - both of IC ancestry and one an upgrade from IC/ICG's Paducah shop - head down the old GM&O... (more)

Power from NS 431 heads north to help out another coal train.