Westbound BNSF coal train on the elevated portion of the TRRA Merchants Sub just north of the Gateway Arch passes in front of the old Union Power and Light steam generating plant (which still gene... (more)

The museum's restored Also RS-3 in MOPAC colors looks fine at the "Rails At Night" event.

Westbound coal empties cross the Meramec River in west St. Louis County on Christmas morning after a fresh snow. These are the DPU's. Below the lead engine you can see a couple of guys getting rea... (more)

The westbound Missouri River Eagle special sits on display in St. Louis. The Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (Gateway Arch) can be seen in the background.

At the first ever "Rails At Night" event hosted by the museum, period actors pose in front of one of the museum's treasures, the Frisco 1522 4-8-2 Mountain. We in St. Louis still hold ou... (more)

Three interesting diesels at IRM's Diesel Days.

Two KCS "Southern Belle" units lead a train of brand-new KCS hoppers, also in "Southern Belle" paint scheme. The conductor re-boards the lead unit after lining the switch on the UP Springfield Sub... (more)

Train of coal empties crosses in front of the flood-closed President's Casino on Laclede's Landing. Just to the right of the photo location the train will go under the Eads Bridge and the St. Loui... (more)

Union Pacific "Big Boy" 4014 leads through the spectacular Utah scenery on its way to Ogden.

Southbound Metra Electric Suburban train leaves Homewood Station. Next stop, Flossmoor!

Three historic locomotives on display at Illinois Railway Museum. The Milwaukee Road Northern is in the middle, framed on the left by Louisville and Arkansas 99 (2-8-0), and on the right by Chicag... (more)

On the first-ever "Rails At Night" event at the Museum of Transportation in suburban St. Louis, EMD FTA 103 stands proudly below a beautiful sunset.

Street-running in St. Louis, taking cars into the AB-InBev Brewery complex. First photo posted using my new Nikon D90 DSLR!

Norfolk and Western locomotive 2156, Class Y6a, a compound Mallet, sits on display at the Museum's first night photography event. This locomotive was loaned to the Virginia Museum of Transporta... (more)

Three historic locomotives on display at Illinois Railway Museum's Diesel Days. Well, four, if you count the Green Bay and Western in the back!