A UP heavyweight ES44 leads a massive stack train south over a frozen Lake Moredock near Valmeyer, Illinois.

A long line of excess KCS locomotives sits at the end of the yard near Mousette Lane in Centreville.

A Union Pacific heavyweight leads a massive stack train south on the UP Chester Sub at Fults, Illinois.

A move of 24 CREX locomotives on the BNSF Hannibal Sub at Machens, Missouri. I had heard that this move was going to occur, but honestly it was just luck that I caught this train today. On a ver... (more)

On a perfect clear and cold day, a BNSF manifest pulls out of the siding at Machens, Missouri. This is in the Mississippi River flood plain near the Portage de Sioux power plant.

H-GALMEM (Galesburg to Memphis) pulling through Old Monroe, Missouri on the BNSF Hannibal Sub.

H-GALMEM (Galesburg to Memphis) is pulling out of the siding at Elsberry, Missouri after meeting the H-MEMGAL (Memphis to Galesburg) and an empty coal train.

This UP manifest has come off the Springfield Sub and is slowly creeping forward after stopping for a few minutes to get clearance to enter the yard.

A loaded coal train runs south (railroad west) along the Mississippi River bluffs near Foley. Missouri.

A loaded coal train crosses the new bridge at Old Monroe, Missouri. Contrasting the new train bridge is the old highway bridge at left. This bridge was built in 1930 and is now only open to bike... (more)

A short UP local train sits on the Flinton siding as a massive northbound train passes.

A string of BN and ATSF hoppers relegated to maintenance duty sit on the siding at Old Monroe amongst piles of old ties ready to be hauled away.

After waiting for track maintainers to clear up, this westbound manifest is accelerating out of Elsberry, Missouri.

After waiting quite a while, I was sure this guy would show up after sundown. But, it arrived with just a few minutes to spare and caught the last minutes of sun.

A westbound manifest on the UP Jefferson City Sub crosses the Meramec River at Sherman, Missouri. The Meramec River dumps into the Mississippi River about 20 miles downstream from this location.