This shipment of four brand-new SD70ACe's are about to begin their first revenue run. The are heading for Global III where they will be put on a train to Iowa. Canon 350D.

MRS diesels; the MRS paint scheme was once described as "the classiest paint scheme ever applied to a switcher."

The local power takes the day off in the yard at Bluff, somebody turned the class lights on 3027 on and flipped it to the green lens. This unit is the regular on the local, but is a long way from ... (more)

This set of T.R.R.A.'s big power drags a train length cut of cars out of the yard and up onto the bridge over Rt. 3. TRRA 2205 is a road slug built from a GP35.

A permanently coupled slug set runs through Blue Island with two tank cars, the massive iron bridges providing a backdrop. Canon 350D.

With engineer Spiv at the helm, this sterling grain train swings off th I&M and back onto UP trackage at the still manned Ridgely Tower. Canon 350D.

A former C&NW Geep 50, now working for FURX sits coupled to a half painted SD40-2, both are sitting at the NRE Shops in Mt. Vernon.

A&M ALCO's in 2022: After a derailment on the Fort Smith bridge in early May stranded 3 for A&M's SD70's, the ALCO C420's were pressed back into road service. Nothing says America like Ame... (more)

Putting the finishing toutches on the tail car of the Kerry-Edwards Special, the day before the excursion.

The crew of MASNP 18 climbs back abord their power after preforming a special chore. One of the containers on the train ahead of it had an open door flapping in the wind, they were asked by the di... (more)

Well it looks like a second retirement for the SD90MAC's as KCS is now getting rid of them, where they will go from here is anyones guess. These units await their fate at the E. St. Louis engine f... (more)

American Workhorse: The Missouri Central lives on, if only in paint scheme, originally built for the U.S. Army, then bought by the Alaska RR, Respondek is just the latest owner of this american wo... (more)

7 ALCOs cut off their train south of town and come through the George's complex in Springdale as they head for the shops. It's sad to think that within a week of taking this photo, this scene is a... (more)

This is the end of the day for this crew as they disembark and toss their grips into the "crew jeep" for the trip back to their point of origin. Canon 350D, 75-300mm.

Wayback ALCO Machine: Midwest ALCO Wonderland Tucked away in the MNNR roundhouse, 3 ALCO/MLW products are either at rest or stored. ALCO RS-27 #318, and ALCO C424 #314 are visible. The Comm... (more)