Westbound train with empty coal hoppers approaches the town of Pacific, Missouri on National Train Day!

Southbound manifest in front of the beautiful Southern Illinois bluffs as the sun sets behind me.

Pushing a train into Markham Yard.

Coal train approaches the town of Old Monroe, Missouri on a warm mid-autumn day.

Train of full coal loads waits at Branch St. for the signal to enter the TRRA North Market interlocking.

Westbound manifest approaches the town of Pacific, Missouri on National Train Day!

Westbound intermodal glides through a lush cut in southern Illinois.

On this beautiful morning, my wife and I have just arrived at the West Glacier Amtrak Station, labeled "Belton" for some reason, to catch the Empire Builder back to Minneapolis/St. Paul.... (more)

Coal empties glide up the east approach to the Macarthur Bridge toward St. Louis as intermodal ILADU waits to come through Valley Junction on a hot July afternoon.

The Nickel Plate Berkshire and two Amtrak locomotives in Heritage schemes return to Rock Island after their excursion.

After going into emergency for no apparent reason, and then having the crew go dead on hours, this train of empty coal cars finally makes the turn through Valley Junction from the UP Chester Sub o... (more)

Westbound intermodal led by a trio of ES44DC's flies through the railroad town of Pacific, MO.

The first day of the trip to Ogden, UT has ended and the locomotive and its train are being settled into their resting spots for the night. Tomorrow: Rock Springs!

Coal train on the Hannibal Sub waits at Branch St. for signal to enter the TRRA.

After yarding their grain train in the Tyler St. yard yesterday, these three AC4400CW's rest next to the scrap metal yards, waiting to take the train out of the yard when it's done being filled/of... (more)