From under a native Pine tree. We witness AM 62 working Frez-N-Stor. This view allows us to see the confined space between the concrete loading dock. Soon their work here will be done and will pul... (more)

Winding and climbing its way over the last leg of McElhaney, is a near 8,000ft Manifest bound for Shreveport. The consist has clearly crested and soon will descend down the 1.5% grade as it contin... (more)

Smoke'm if you got'm. Here we see the Engineer throw the fuel to the Ole Girls, as they cut the consist and 1 grain car away from the train to work the Cargill Elevator.

Twisting and climbing over the terrain and following the route Mathias Splitlog laid out for his Railroad in the late 1880's , We witness KCS 4588 leading a Southbound G train destine for Mexico.... (more)

Here we witness 4093 notching up as the consist has cleared the crossover at Nichols Jct. Nichols Jct is where the BNSF Ft Scott Sub (Background track) and the Cherokee Sub merge and or diverge at... (more)

As the Conductor of 4303 copies his orders. The Engineer of 7504 eases past the M BIRTUL, as he has been given the highball to begin the race against the clock to Tulsa,OK.

With the United Farmers Cooperative loading a grain train in the distance. It is business as usual on the Ravenna. Here we witness matched consists of Gevo's as they meet one another. Another load... (more)

A wonderful sunset turns a new ACe running DPU golden, as it clears the switch to the Bradshaw Co-op siding.

As I laid there in the bunk bed within the confinments of a small cabin on the Ponderosa Ranch. The clashes of thunder drowning out the sounds of the engines working the parade of trains over the ... (more)

With now greener pastures from what seemed to be a long winter. A Texas Utilities coal drag, races South to meet 1 in Noel,MO.

With wonderful evening light. We witness the BIRTUL wasting no time,while curving through town.

On a wonderful morning we find the TULMEM curving through Racine,MO, crossing over Co Hwy CC making time to Springfield,MO.

The Sunday silence is broken as the morning H train charges South, to tackle the final leg of McElhaney grade, while being checked for defects from the high wide detector.

On this beautiful Spring morning, with the rest of the train tied down on the main. The Conductor has been joined by the Train master, as the Engineer eases the train back across Porter Ave to swi... (more)