It's all fossil fuels in this scene as UP oil train OCHSN 22 passes by a crewless UP coal train, 2CWEPA 19, with northbound oil empty OSJEE 21 on track 2.
Coal loads snake through Valley Junction on their way to Union Pacific's Cotton Belt Yard
A westbound intermodal climbs the MacArthur Bridge on a curved section of the upgrade approach, safely gliding a few stories above beautiful East Saint Louis, IL.
A loaded coal train tops the hill at Kirkwood on one of the first days of summer. The historic Kirkwood depot is decorated with bright colored flowers through the summer.
A pair of CSX motors hustles H GALMEM down the River Sub this afternoon, the first in a tight group of three southbounds.
Coal loads glide over the Meramec River in early morning light.
Rear unit of a southbound coal train heads toward southern Missouri at sunset.
Grain loads come down the Springfield Sub through Hole In The Wall, named because there is a hole in the wall, which goes through TRRA's approach to the MacArthur Bridge out of Q Tower.
A southbound UP rolls by the Mississippi River bottom bluffs at Valmeyer, IL.
An NS local works down a congested area of Madison, IL on former Illinois Terminal trackage.
Oil train heads south toward Saint James, LA, by way of UP's Chester Sub at KK Road
A short cut of cars comes through the Saginaw Interlocker with as some wild flowers grow near the Saginaw Chamber of Commerce parking lot
A bit of a smokeshow is put on by this southbound UP.
A trio of ex CNW SD40-2s waits at 111 for its turn to enter A&S Gateway Yard. 15 years ago power like this was not too exciting.
NKP heritage unit sits over the weekend before doing coal duty on NS 431 on Sunday.
