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.
UP coal drag CTVSV 23 races into the sunset, with 3 big ACs, in the late evening.
The Beer Railroad: Digging through old photos, it seems that in my youth, I spent lots of time at the "Manny", which was owned by the Anheuser-Busch brewery in South St. Louis. MRS was a ne... (more)
Train 303 rests for a short time before continuing on to Kansas City.
ALCO Safari Day 5, LA&L: Moving along at a good clip now, the LA&L road train sprints over Pole Bridge Rd. LA&L's ROW is well maintained, and track speed is 25 MPH.
With a lash-up and cars like this, I might have just as well pulled this scene from Microsoft Train Simulator. Canon 350D. 28-80mm.
Dwarf signals protect the beginning of the T.R.R.A.'s highline under the arch, while a UP manifest waits for a signal over the T.R.R.A.'s MacArthur Bridge.
UP coal drag CTSBT 08 heads up the MacArthur Bridge lead.
The A&S's only 2 road switchers, 2000 & 2001, put together their train in the A&S's Gateway Yard.
I was quite happy when I found this SD45 on the point of this train sitting downtown. It's good to see these old beasts still in service.
Power from the YDU50 sits by quietly, a very smoky NS GE (what's new?) "Baby B-Boat" sits not far away while waiting to be picked up.
A pair of SD9043MAC's (as opposed to the usual pair of SD70M's) lead a hot westbound AASNP 24 through Kirkwood late in the afternoon.
Place your bets folks! Who will win the race? My money's on the train. Who ever wins, the "JESUS" billboard will surely see. Train was YSL72R 07.
Light power from the QSPTR stands by for a signal from the dispatcher, this as CNAAE pulled into the far track, and waited for a crew van.
"Borrowed" #1161 sits in the makeshift engine facility area, having been swaped out on the yard job for #1172.
