A pair of Australian G12C's take a ride behind their much bigger SD50 cousin and a smokey GE while on their way to the NRE shops at Mt. Vernon, IL. Canon 350D, 28-80mm.

This westbound manifest heads through Dogtown at the end of the day, on the home stretch of it's run to BNSF's tiny Lindenwood Yard. Canon 350D, 75-300mm.

In the evening's golden light, MPIPB 13 scoots through Cahokia on the way to Dupo. When in Dupo, the crew asked the carman for an empty trash bag, and it's apparent why; just look at all the trash... (more)

UP SD70M's congregate at Dupo, the crew is already on 5023 and they are ready to head south on this star-blazing night. 5023 is a Phase II SD70M, while 5207 is a Phase III SD70M. Canon 350D, 28-80... (more)

Inching ever closer to the end of the day, MTRKS 08 blasts through Tuxedo Park, with a pair of SD60M's, on its Westbound journey across Missouri. Canon 350D, 28-80mm.

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)

This GP50 was tamed, having it's 3,500hp brute of a 645F reduced to a docile 2,000hp, making it a GP38. NS did this to a lot of GP50's, filling its need for low HP road switchers. Canon 350D, 75-3... (more)

TRRA runs a manifest train, with a nice lash up of power, down the Illinois Transfer and will then run through Afton chemical. Canon 350D, 28-80mm.

At the end of the day, this locomotive stand-in (this thing has couplers on both ends and trainline air brakes) sits with 3 gondolas on a spur in Pacific, not sure exactly why it's here. Check out... (more)

After throwing a switch, the conductor will give a signal, and the engineer will reverse this pair of SD40-2's back into the yard. These are the resident hump engines at Gateway. Canon 350D, 75-30... (more)

One of the A&S' several SW1500's, paired with a former SP 1500, goes to work shoving its cut back into the yard after a long poke . Canon 350D, 28-80mm.

One of KCS's GP40-2W's, with their unique lighting arrangement, gets some attention at the former GWWR engine facilities. Canon 350D, 28-80mm.

This brand new ES44AC pounds across the diamonds at Valley Jct. with a bare table train for Dupo's intermodal facility. Canon 350D, 75-300mm.

A battered UP Geep 15 idles quietly at the extreme end of this spur, taking a break from its yard duties. Note the St. Louis Arch in the background. Canon 350D, 28-80mm.

Strange Bedfellows: A KCS slug set sits MUed to EMLX 8551, one of the Ex. UP SD90MAC-H II's. Interesting to see these two sharing space in the engine facility, much less MUed together. Canon 350D,... (more)