2176 Leads 4 SD40's on an empty coal train from Cape Giradeau MO to southern Illinois coal fields. Thebes bridge spans the Mississippi river between Ilmo MO and Thebes IL.

A Richard Beal photo: On the line to St. Louis, 4 beastly SD's head up a coal train heading west at Gorham

Still in use as of 05-29-09

MP local working at Huttig, AR in September 1978.

MP "Babyface" DR-4-4-15s on a freight train at Myrick, Missouri during the Summer of 1952. Bob Drake photo, collection of Tom Sink.

It never ceases to amaze me that we took all those BORING MP blues for granted! I remember well the disgust that I felt when I would go through the diesel shop and yard and not catch any UP pool p... (more)

MP Jefferson City yard engine Jefferson City, MO

Talk about a grizzled veteran! That there was still a U30C in eagle paint by this time was uncommon in itself. Though it was not the best of light, got with my buds and "convinced" them to stop ... (more)

After a brutal career of ushering Z trains on the MoPac in blue, then grinding rock trains in blue and then yellow, this tired and faded warrior gets a rest at Centennial, looking ahead to a renum... (more)

The colour of things to come - UP liveried Mopac 6002 stands next to DRGW 5385 in between coal duties at Minturn in September 1985.

A quick run to the mechanical foreman who was a friend of mine got these hostlers stopped in their tracks on the north end of the diesel shop; at this time this was the last U-boat in the eagle sc... (more)

Southbound MoPac SD40-2 3153 and sister 3268 hold as the caboose of a northbound local passes.