At around 11:30 pm this dead manifest sits at Valmeyer waiting for a new crew, as another train flies past it, taking the diverging approach through the crossover. Canon 350D.

A quiet night in Dupo tonight, there isn't much activity in the yard as this coal drag waits for a new crew not far from the yard tower. Canon 350D.

Spectacular Grab Shot: Sometimes you just can't pass up a shot! On my way into work, I turned the corner and had to stop. The Dayton's Bluff job, with a pair of Geeps, creeping down the Q1 ... (more)

At Alton, IL there remains a two-of-a-kind crossing signal. This ancient wig-wag signal is one of the last two still in service in the general St. Louis area. All others are gone.

This former SP SD40T-2 sits among the sea of yellow UP units sitting at UP's Lesperance Street Yard tower. The St. Louis skyline is visible in this shot. Canon 350D, 28-80mm.

Light power swings off the TRRA's Madison line through Valley to reach the old SP yard. On the bridge, a coal train with two Ex. SP's also waits to enter the SP yard. Canon 350D, 75-300mm.

This pink SD70MAC leads a southbound loaded coal train as it pounds across the high bridge at MP 12.5. Canon 350D, 28-80mm.

Just outside of Waverly, MILW 261 cruises by on the main at track speed as a fellow railfan enjoys the show from a little closer with a friendly wave to the crew.

A KCS GP40-2W, assigned to the Venice Intermodal ramp, idles away in the shadow of diesel facilities that were once busy with Gateway Western locomotives, but now sit in disrepair. Canon 350D.

After the work train arrives on the main, the maneuvers begin so that both the local and work train can fit into this small one-sided, 4-track yard. Canon 350D. 75-300mm.

This UP RCL local patientally waits to switch Alton's large grain facility with the spectacular Lewis & Clark suspension bridge in the background. Canon 350D, 28-80mm.

A pair of A&S switchers pull around the yard lead and prepare to shove this cut over the hump.

On a cold evening a fresh crew arrives at their train to find a warbonnet in-charge. Two crew members are in the cab, and the brakeman can be seen walking the train to the right. Note the Amtrak l... (more)

At the end of a long day the crew on this northbound manifest discuss the prospects of the coming evening while waiting to roll by a southbound train just outside of Dupo.

Founded In 1722: After making a stop in historic Prairie du Rocher, the crew on 844 wastes no time getting up to track speed. Prairie du Rocher is home to Fort de Chartres, and is one of th... (more)