A southbound MNA freight, led by a trio of second gen EMD's, screams up Independence Hill eastbound on UP's Sedalia Sub.

Street running in Columbus can be seen in multiple locations, however this shot is along 6th Street. The G&W crews shove east back to the yard with a cut of tank cars from the State Docks.

With 645s howling and the Airchime P3 Screeching, a pair of ex. SP SD40M-2s and an ex MP SD40-2 grind the daily MNA wayfrieght uphill at MP 260. Eventually, the train will return to Carthage Misso... (more)

Rolling north is MNA Train MNAKC 28 with a pair of UP GEs in the consist, one of which had some front end damage to the handrails and pilot. Hot on this train's tail is a coal empty with none othe... (more)

Looking inside the numberboard compartment for MNA 7704...wait. MNA 4077. Hey, 7 hours of sitting still, you might as well try something.

Engineer Jeremy and Conductor Bob roll MNA Train KCMNAZ 20 over the hill at Adrian as viewed from 1st Street. They happened to come through during a time of day that there were no clouds obscuring... (more)

With only 15 cars from the UP in Kansas City today, MNA Train KCMNA 24 with Engineer Tony and Conductor Tim heads south at NSS Ore to Harrisonville where they'll tie it down in the siding.

4081 has a few battle scars, but is one of the better units on the MNA Roster, and this Ex-Missouri Pacific Veteran slugs it out daily moving tonnage over home rails where the eagles once flew.

Honk if you're...

As if to underscore that Railamerica is a coast to coast operation they fielded this combo on the local on some of the rattiest track around. The operation to the right has a field full of old tr... (more)

Missouri & Northern Arkansas switcher 751 rolls south on ex-MoPac trackage past George & Joann's Antique Mall after dropping off a cut of boxcars at BNSF's South Yard in Springfield.

This M&NA train just left downtown Joplin with a cut of cars for the yard on the southwest side of town over former Frisco trackage.

This unit has been sitting in the yard for several weeks now, not far from the "dead line" ...

A MNA GP40-2 sits next to the shop, while a half-dismantled CN GP40-2WL sits next to a crane on another track. Canon 350D.