The Respondek GP10, painted in the colors and lettering style of the Illinois Terminal Railroad, awaits its next switching assignment.

A pair of TRRA engines running light towards downtown St. Louis (left) is stopped to wait for the BNSF Lindenwood Yard Transfer job (right) on its way to the TRRA Madison Yard in Venice, Illinois.

It's a busy day for railroading in downtown St. Louis today. In the foreground, the Union Pacific 12th St. Yard has several trains occupying the various tracks, waiting to be transferred to other ... (more)

Westbound coal empties on the TRRA Merchants Sub. In the left background is a MetroLink light rail train bringing Cardinals fans to Busch Stadium for tonight's game against the Cleveland Indians. ... (more)

A train led by four brand new AC4400CWM rebuilds on its way to the KCS Knoche Yard with the Kansas City downtown skyline in the background.

As the sun sets, the Missouri Pacific Heritage Unit leads this intermodal train off the TRRA MacArthur Bridge. It will continue onto the UP Chester Sub on its way to Marion, Arkansas.

The lead engines on a train of empty coal hoppers cross Branch St. on their way onto the Terminal Railroad Association's Merchants Sub at the North Market Interlocking. This is the first time I've... (more)

Train Festival 2011! The excursion from Rock Island, IL to Walcott, IA is less than a mile from the end of its journey. It's being pulled by one of the Chinese-built QJ 2-10-2's Iowa Interstate Ra... (more)

InterRegional passenger train (thanks to Mr. Nunes for the correction).

Three ex-SF SD's lead the "Madison Turn" in front of the old Cotton Belt Freight House through downtown St. Louis as the sun sets on a brutally hot day. This daily train transfers cars from TRRA's... (more)

Monticello Railway Museum's brand-new spit-polished Southern 401 2-8-0 on display and getting ready for a run.

A patched CNW leads coal empties down the straightaway.

Last year on this same day I stood in this exact spot in the same glorious autumn weather and waited for a certain train to come by. Back then, it was a steam special pulled by none other than UP ... (more)

A leased unit brings a short train through the Missouri River Valley on ex-Rock Island trackage.