Westbound Union Pacific coal train blasting its way past the Kirkwood Amtrak station on a beautiful early spring evening--Unfortunately, I did not catch the locomotive number--Nikon D200

Westbound Union Pacific mixed freight making its way up the hill past the Kirkwood Amtrak station as a group of railfans watches--Nikon D200

Westbound Amtrak Ann Rutledge(on Track #2) taking on passengers at Kirkwood Amtrak station about 46 minutes late on a very beautiful, but windy, early spring day

Westbound Union Pacific mixed freight slowly working its way over the hill past Kirkwood Amtrak station on a beautiful, but very windy spring day

Westbound empty Union Pacific coal drag slowly making its way past Kirkwood Amtrak station on a beautiful, but very windy spring day

Union Pacific #2007 leading westbound loaded ballast train past Kirkwood Amtrak Station just minutes before arrival of westbound Amtrak Ann Rutledge on the same Track #1--Nikon D200

Westbound Ann Rutledge taking on passengers just minutes after heavily loaded Union Pacific ballast train made its way westward on the same Track #1 on a very busy mid March afternoon on the Union... (more)

Westbound out of St. Louis and thru Kirkwood on a very windy day.

With the weather finally warming up, and the snow melting, MASNP drifts downgrade after passing through downtown Kirkwood. Canon 350D.

Eastbound Union Pacific mixed freight being led past Kirkwood Junction on a beautiful, balmy late February afternoon--Nikon D200

Westbound Amtrak Ann Rutledge at Kirkwood Amtrak Station, running about 30 minutes late. Note the leaking diesel fuel on the side of the GE locomotive, probably due to overfilling the fuel tank--... (more)

Nearing the end of the day, a break in the clouds shows golden sunlight on this coal drag as it slips through Kirkwood on its westward trip. Canon 350D.

Westbound Amtrak Ann Rutledge pausing at Kirkwood Station to take on passengers on a very cold and blustery February afternoon--Nikon D200

Eastbound Ann Rutledge gliding past Kirkwood Junction, less than one minute after departure from Kirkwood Amtrak Station on a very cold and blustery February afternoon--Nikon D200

Lengthy Union Pacific coal drag working its way at speed past Kirkwood Station on a very cold and blustery early February day--Nikon D200