Bnsf 6208 drags a coal load west into Old Monroe Mo,

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 oil train is picking up some late afternoon sun as it passes Old Monroe Lumber. The maintenance siding in the foreground usually holds some interesting equipment.

A westbound BNSF manifest passes through Old Monroe, Missouri. Old Monroe Lumber processes oak trees into milled lumber, seen drying in the yard adjacent to the tracks.

A BNSF manifest passes through Old Monroe, headed for St. Louis. I didn't notice until processing this photo, that the road has been used as a dragstrip.

A BNSF manifest crosses the newly completed Cuivre River bridge at Old Monroe, Missouri. This new bridge was under construction for two years and now replaces the old Warren truss bridge at this ... (more)

Bnsf 8219 leads the daily H-MEMGAL into Old Monroe Mo. Recently a new bridge was replaced crossing the Cuivre River and now trains can do the track speed through town.

BNSF 7426 leads a southbound grain out of Old Monroe towards St. Louis on a rare warm January morning on BNSF's Hannibal Sub aka K-Line. Locomotives: BNSF 7426, BNSF 7809, BNSF 5296 DPU BNS... (more)

BNSF 6885 leads a 554 axle manifest freight past the Cuivre River bridge re-construction project at Old Monroe, Missouri. This bridge was built around 1930 and has seen better days. The construc... (more)

This coal train was struggling along with a near-expired crew and problem brakes due to the low temperatures. This photo shows the train coming off the Cuivre River bridge at Old Monroe, Missouri... (more)

A Memphis-bound freight crosses the Cuivre River bridge in Old Monroe.

After dropping off a single centerbeam flatcar at Old Monroe Lumber Company, the locomotives of H-STLGAL head back to their train parked outside of town.

Around 11:20 a.m. Friday May 5, 2017, BNSF 5906 & BNSF 8520 was on a SLCBKM0 33A headed south towards Foley, Missouri when it encountered a loaded dump truck at a private quarry entrance railroad ... (more)

A freight train slows down as it crosses the bridge in Old Monroe.

The H-GALMEM trundles through Old Monroe, Missouri with 582 axles, a big train for the Hannibal Sub.