Caterpillar products trail two NS motors, the second being a high hood GP50, across Illinois Route 3 in scenic Brooklyn, IL. This train is identified as O55 and originates in Peoria, IL. Most visi... (more)

The Wabash 1189 poses in back of some tractors at MRYM's Railroad Days.

The Illinois Terminal heritage unit and NS 2525, a standard cab SD70, prepare to back into the locomotive servicing facilities at Luther Yard after bringing 17 autoracks in from the GM plant in We... (more)

After suffering a bearing failure south of Marysville, UP 844 was inspected and limited to 30 miles per hour for the remainder of the trip into Kansas City. The 844, bound for Little Rock, Arkansa... (more)

A nice set of power leads a short train into the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis' yard at Madison, IL. The fakebonnet looks nice paired up with the brand new Ferromex SD70ACe. The old f... (more)

A pair of Grand Trunk Western SD40-3s--power for the L546 local--heads up an impressive string of motive power parked at Carworks in Madison, IL. The heavily Canadian lineup includes a zebra strip... (more)

Bee on a big bridge. NS 111 with Reading heritage unit 1067 third out in the consist drops off of the long bridge spanning the mighty Missouri River. The sun is barely above the horizon, il... (more)

A pair of freshly rebuilt "SD40Ns" rest with with a short MASAS train south Columbia, IL. This rural scene was taken a few thousand feet above the ground in a 5 seat Piper aircraft.

Two DPUs on NS empty coal train 431 prepare to push northbound out of Granite City. The NKP heritage unit, NS 8100, is the interior DPU. This train actually sported two heritage units: the Nickel ... (more)

A really nice set of power lead by a Ferromex ES44AC is lit by the golden sun just south of Dundee Siding. The train was preparing to take the siding and meet two southbound trains, but I believe ... (more)

The Ott's homestead has a great view of the Columbia Terminal trackage! Besides the occasional freights on weekdays, the COLT's line hosts the Columbia Star on Saturdays and Sundays. With a Wabash... (more)

With the summit in sight, an older ES44AC and a C60/44AC have nearly completed their climb up the roughly 5 miles of >1% grade known as Kirkwood Hill. The fall colors, after a less-than-average st... (more)

UP 844 limps along the Marysville Subdivision at the blistering speed of 30 miles per hour with a bad bearing. The Mopac heritage unit, UP 1982, is lending a hand to help the northern. This pleasa... (more)

A pair of ex-FerroValle SW1504s shove a former IAIS GP38 and three empty boxcars from the RockTenn plant in Chesterfield, MO.

Looking a lot like the Manufacturers Railway from before, FTRL SW1500 #257 rests between shifts at the ancient enginehouse, which they are now leasing. Even though the paint is similar to the old ... (more)