I was hoping to catch some brilliant fall colors. But instead, I caught a cold, and the first blinding snowstorm of the season. You gotta love steaming pellets in the snow!
The Mo-Pac Heritage unit leads an old SP tunnel motor through the Mississippi River bottoms. This reminds me of the good old days when Mo-Pac and SP used to share this line.
Passing the classic Missouri Pacific depot, the special tops Kirkwood Hill early in the morning.
The Heritage units do a reverse move to tie back on to the MASBN.
Lafayette bound KBS 704 & sisters are crossing the TP&W diamond. There is still a lot of NYC nostalgia remaining on this line.
Blast from the past! The KBS has plenty of classic railroading to offer. In this modern era of railroading, it is getting hard to find trackside props worth photographing, they all look the same... (more)
Lafayette bound KBS 704 & sister 706 have just crossed the TP&W diamond. There is still a lot of NYC nostalgia remaining on this line.
Looking north, you can see the profile of the Gateway Arch, as the engineering special prepares to wye the train and head back west through St. Louis toward the Desoto Sub.
With the Gateway Arch and the St. Louis skyline in the background, the C&NW and MoPac Heritage Units lead the MASBN up the Alton & Southern mainline.
Resting at Union Station for the weekend directly under the I 64 overpass.
The George Bush Unit #4141 sails past the siding at Pana, IL.
The Mo-Pac and the Katy Heritage units star in the "must have" trestle shot at Fountain, IL.
A Northbound stack train glides high above the misty Kaskaskia River valley.
A sucker hole in a snow squall beautifully illuminates the last three TRRA SW1500s in service. They have since been retired.
Southbound warbonnets and a green machine soar high above U.S. 67 in Crystal City, MO.
