An empty RWSX coal train navigates the sag at Seymour.

The south local passing through Seymour.

A northbound manifest at Seymour.

A northbound TVAX coal empty at Seymour.

A pair of NS Dash 9's lead a Southbound Intermodal through Seymour.

A Southbound coal load passing through Seymour, MO.

A trio of NS GEs lead a 2,700ft long stack train Northbound on the BNSF Thayer North Subdivision.

After an evening of no activity I decided to try one more spot before calling it quits, the siding near Seymour. There I found an eastbound coal train waiting on a westbound. I arrived just in tim... (more)

A lone SD70MAC shoves hard at the rear of a westbound coal train as a dramatic sunset fills the sky above it.

Colorful Glow A beautiful array of colors shine off the rails as a coal train waits it's turn to leave a quiet siding in the countryside and a second train is slowly approaching from the... (more)

An intermodal powers-up and prepares to roll eastbound, as the shadow of a coil car train fades into the sunset.

Not only is this type of lighting rare, but it only lasts a few minutes when it shows up. It's hard to catch a train, at exactly the time you want it, on a single track main, so I can consider my... (more)

A blazing red sky explodes over Missouri as an empty westbound coal train roars across the countryside with an SD70ACe on the point and an SD70MAC trailing.

As a splash of color washes through the evening sky and the final moments of light fade away, a loaded coal train meets a mixed freight near Seymour, MO.

As the sun peacefully sets across the countryside, a loaded coal train waits for an oncoming mixed freight in the siding near Seymour. The glow of the evening light creates a wonderful effect on t... (more)