Hustling grain cars at Rock Road in Granite City

NS 1068 brings train 301 into AO Smith Yard in Granite City, IL.

A beautiful old high-nosed GP-38 working the NS yard at Century Drive.

The newest Citi Rail ES44AC #1350 & BNSF 8907 holds the main at 25th St. RR crossing waiting to cross TRRA's Merchants Bridge into North St. Louis for a trip up North on BNSF's Hannibal Sub. This ... (more)

This SD40-2 is pushing grain cars at America's Central Port.

This high-nosed GP38 was working hard pushing a huge cut of cars at the NS yard. This shot was at 20th street.

A GP-38 sorting cars at Niedringhaus Avenue. Amsted Rail makes a great backdrop.

Illinois Terminal-inspired SD40-2 #3086 belches a nice puff of smoke as it passes a line of stored power while switching on Respondek RRC's Port Harbor Railroad. The stored units include SD40-2 #1... (more)

Former Canadian Pacific 8166, now a member of Respondek RR Corporation's eclectic fleet, takes a break from its duties on the Port Harbor Railroad.

NS Train 70Z awaits a New Crew at 25th Street in Granite City. After the new crew gets on this train will head to Princeton Indiana. Third in the Consist of Lead Locomotives is the Nickel Plate He... (more)

The Respondek Railroad always seems to have a colorful string of Locomotives Sitting around from various railroads, many different paint schemes, and of various railroad history. The Lead Locomoti... (more)

A Shinny New SD70ACe and an Executive SD70MAC Lead a Coal Train Returning From Dropping off its load of Coal at the Wood River Illinois Power Plant.

NS Train 430 Sits in Granite City Awaiting a Crew to take the train back to the mines.

Respondek's Port Harbor Railroad boasts some fascinating power nowadays! Former Milwaukee Road GP40 #2064, still gleaming in MILW/SOO bandit paint, heads up a trio of colorful EMDs, including IT p... (more)

SOO GP40 2064 (Milwaukee Road), RRC SD40-2 1000, RRC GP8 1800 and CP GP40 4615 make for quite the impressive lineup at America's Central Port. Respondek Railroad Corp recently acquired the 2064 an... (more)