Twilight Flurries | A pair of Canadian Pacific engines and a Kansas City Southern unit lead a northbound CPKC manifest train through the center of Noel, MO at dawn on the wintry morning of ... (more)

Colorful Consist At Dusk | Fifteen minutes past sunset on a warm Saturday, October 21, 2023, a southbound crude oil train passes a scenic road crossing next to Butler Creek near Noel, MO.

A pair of KCS units leads a loaded southbound grain train through Noel Missouri on a nice sunny afternoon.

Morning After The Rain | The sky is clearing up over Noel, MO as southbound CPKC manifest train M262 cruises through the middle of town on the morning of Saturday, July 8, 2023.

Saturday Morning Rain | As an overnight thunderstorm begins to diminish, northbound CPKC manifest train M263 cruises through the small town of Noel, MO just after dawn on the morning of Sat... (more)

Running Hot On A Cool June Eve | Under an overcast sky on the cool evening of Sunday, June 11, 2023, southbound CPKC manifest train M262 charges through the town of Noel, MO. Putting the ha... (more)

Three units brings up the rear of a southbound loaded TXU coal train as they pass Butler Creek in Noel Missouri. Thanks to the drone, I did not have to go out for a swim with all the snakes for th... (more)

KCS 5011 leads a empty grain train northbound through Noel, MO.

Late in the afternoon on a somewhat warm Sunday, February 26, 2023, a trio of "belle" painted engines lead a northbound manifest train through the center of Noel, MO.

The gloomy - yet fairly warm - afternoon of Sunday, February 26, 2023 has a loaded grain train heading south through Noel, MO, just north of the Arkansas state line. Heading up the train is SD70AC... (more)

Noel is located on the KCS Heavener Sub in far southwestern Missouri. A Kansas City to Shreveport freight rolls south thru the southern Missouri Ozarks. The train is coasting along but will soon c... (more)

On December 28, 2020, the African Grocery Store burn to the ground around 7am. 6 local fire department responded to the blaze that destroy this 1899 structure in downtown Noel. The investigation c... (more)

Slowing to meet a coal empty at Noel, KCS Train H-KCSH-11 passes the depot which I hadn't visited since late 2009. Had it really been over 5 years since I've been down here!? (Haven't really bee... (more)

On a fine spring evening a Northbound passes Butler Bluff just south of Noel Missouri.

A pair of Retro Belle SD70ACe's head south with a mixed freight. The train is about to pass under the Hwy 59 overpass.