A pair of orange Elgin, Joliet, and Eastern locomotives throttle up out of the small hamlet of Coulterville, IL, with the L546. The sun would drop below the flat Illinois horizon in just a couple ... (more)

Better than fireworks. Who would have thought that not one, but two EJ&E engines would find their way down to Du Quoin, IL? Here, they are backing down to the wye that will take them north ... (more)

It's hard to believe that this engine will be performing at another Trainfestival in another couple of weeks, albeit the 2011 version. NKP 765 leads its excursion train back towards Owosso on the ... (more)

TRRA 2001 and 2009 spend a pleasant afternoon resting north of the engine facility at Madison Yard. The clean paint is illuminated by the nice low light.

Mohawk Makeover. Restoration at the Museum of Transportation is picking up. NYC 4-8-2 Mohawk type steam locomotive #2933 still has a long way to go in its restoration, but progress is being... (more)

UP 844 is rolling high above East St. Louis on the TRRA's MacArthur Bridge Approach with the Little Rock Express heritage tour. The train will soon arrive in Valley Junction.

The fun and foe of chasing. Chasing historic steam locomotives is always a good time, but the chase doesn't come without its hardships. Just take a look at those gas prices! UP 844 and the ... (more)

UP 844 and the Mopac heritage unit lead the Little Rock Express Tour through Columbia, IL. The train is only a mile out of Dupo Yard but it is already rolling at a good clip, and we would not catc... (more)

UP 844 creeps off of the MacArthur Bridge approach near the Alton and Southern Gateway Yard and Valley Junction. The train will soon make its first stop in Dupo before running down the Chester Sub... (more)

The Little Rock Express soars high above Kansas City streets and the Kansas River as it nears its final destination at Kansas City Union Station. The 844 had a bad bearing, but it was permitted to... (more)

The 844 and 1982 have just entered Kansas City Union Station's track to spend the next day as a westbound BNSF intermodal train heads for the flyover and Argentine Yard. The steamer is located jus... (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)

The Manufacturers Railway's 7:00 am job switches the Budweiser Brewery south of downtown St. Louis. With limited time left for this historic railway, railfans have come from far and wide to shoot ... (more)

The trees are blooming as a family watches a UP empty coal train start its descent down Kirkwood Hill in early April.

Not one, but two CNW engines trail a UP AC4400CW on this coal train as they pass by the Kirkwood depot and a work crew replacing ties and a rail. With only one main track open for train tra... (more)