Wearing a paint scheme reminiscent of the old Illinois Terminal Company, Respondek Railroad Corporation SD40-2 2301 is positively glowing in the bright morning light on October 3rd, 2014. The eng... (more)
Amtrak's Northbound Eagle has just departed St Louis and rolls through Granite City. In the foreground construction continues on the St Louis-Chicago High Speed rail project.
BNSF 293 leads the HDYTGAL1-10D (Dirty Gal) east on KCS's former Gateway Westerns main near Granite City, Illinois.
RRC 3086 a Former CNW SD40-2, RRC 1000 another former CNW SD40-2, and RRC 2064 A former MILW GP40 pose for a photo at the diamond at Respondek's operation in Granite City Illinois. Thanks to the P... (more)
60 years ago, it would have been common to see a passenger train come to a stop at the concrete pad visible in this frame. The depot that once occupied that spot is now gone, but NS' OCS provides ... (more)
BNSF 9721 & BNSF 8565 leads NS train #70E east along Illinois rout 203 at Granite City on Norfolk Southerns Brooklyn District. This coal train that BNSF stole off the UP now comes down BNSF's Hann... (more)
A trio of C40-9Ws pulls a stack train at Neidringhaus Avenue.
USSX 1246 makes a shove back into Granite City Steel at Granite City, Illinois.
RRC 3086 and a Former CP GP40 Rest at the port for their next assignment.
BNSF 6295 & BNSF 9725 leads an empty coal bucket south towards TRRA's Merchants bridge then on to the North Belt Sub for a trip up BNSF's Hannibal Sub/K-Line. Who took that number board? LoL
TRRA GP-38s in the morning sun at Niedringhaus in Granite City.
Coasting to a stop at 20th street. This train will later back up about a half mile to the TRRA yard.
Respondek Railroad Corporation's SD40-2 3086 leads a short three car special around their six mile loop at America's Central Port in Granite City, Illinois. This train came from Union Station in S... (more)
An empty coal train makes its way north at 22nd street in Granite City.
The Texas Eagle makes its way north on to the UP Springfield Sub to Chicago.
