A BNSF X train taking the Wye to get from the Cherokee sub to the Fort Scott sub to head back North on a summer evening.

A Southbound BNSF Mixed Freight passing Catalpa Street in Springfield, MO.

The BNSF H-TULMEM with a nice lashup heading South out of Springfield, MO.

A unit tie train heading onto the Cherokee sub in Springfield, MO.

A former NS unit leads the north yard job on its daily operations around town. By far the best part of this job is catching it working at the Springfield Underground facilities just east of town. ... (more)

An old and tired ex-BN SD70MAC, still in its original BN executive paint, shoves the rear of a coal train through Nichols Junction towards the yard in Springfield. Originally serving as the Frisco... (more)

A former BN unit leads a lite engine set out of the Springfield Underground. This facility was opened as a quarry, for mining limestone, in 1946 on Route 66 and was served originally by Frisco. To... (more)

An empty coal train rolls through the woods as it approaches Springfield Yard, a few miles to the west of this spot, on a beautiful mid-spring afternoon.

A golden glow shines of a departing intermodal as it enters a four-way meet. In the bottom right corner, a coal train can be seen idling, having just arrived at the yard. In the background two sto... (more)

A set of classic Santa Fe power sits, lashed-up together, in the Springfield engine yard on a sunny morning.

A variety of BNSF power sits in Springfield Yard waiting for the call to duty, including most notably an ex-Santa Fe GP50 and an executive SD70MAC. If you squint hard enough, you might be able to ... (more)

A BNSF local slowly backs down a very old branch line through downtown Springfield.

Tie replacement begins in Springfield Yard.

Some track work can be seen beginning in the far left corner of the photo, as an intermodal crawls into the yard.

The Springfield locomotive yard holds several surprises today including a classic blue and yellow Santa Fe and a Norfolk Southern. Behind these locomotives once stood a huge engine facility for th... (more)