Classic Q. In a scene that just screams CB&Q, E5 #9911A powers the Nebraska Zephyr excursion under the classic signal bridge that has guarded this spot for decades. With a new tri-light can... (more)

An eclectic mix of both preserved and active rail equipment congregates at the Museum of Transportation after being displayed for the "Go by Train" event held the previous day. From left... (more)

Although the sign on the office door still reports the railroad as American Railroad's Missouri and Valley Park Railroad, this operation in Fenton, MO, has been recently taken over by the Burlingt... (more)

All three of Terry Respondek's freshly repainted, Illinois Terminal-inspired Geeps pose for a photo just east of the railroad's Boonville, IN, shops.

Amtrak's 40th Anniversary tour train rests at the St. Louis transportation terminal, Gateway Station. Phase III P40DC 822 and F40PH 406 are "leading" the train. The unique colors and modern stylin... (more)

Even in the day of the IPhone 5, this short, fast streak of gleaming silver proves that 1930s technology is still cooler than modern gadgets.

I spy...3 BN SD60Ms, an ACe, two warbonnets, a CSX GE, a few BNSF geeps, 1 NS SD70M-2, an F unit, a 60M under wraps, 1 CP Rail SD40-2, and a whole lot of Dash 9s! That's a lot of power! BNS... (more)

Thanks Google! Google Street View has been one of greatest tools for railfanning. In fact, I had been using Street View to scout locations to shoot NKP 765 a day before I was going to chase... (more)

A single engine leads an empty coal train over the massive MacAurthur Bridge. The bridge was opened in 1912, and rail traffic was added in 1928. Before being replaced by the Poplar Street bridge, ... (more)

Colorful EMDs. Auto train AASAM 22 rushes through Pacific with a standard SD70M leading and an FXE ACe trailing. The Mopac heritage unit is parked on the siding for Pacific's Railroad Days,... (more)

Successful birthday. On its 68th birthday, NKP 765 enjoys a quiet slumber away from the majority of the crowds that greeted it throughout the day as a couple of crew members chat on the gro... (more)

NS 924 waits for a recrew at the south end of Litchfield with the Conrail heritage unit in the lead radiator first. The CR unit led the train south to Staunton, where it ran around the flat cars. ... (more)

Forgotten in time, then remembered. This lonely gas station on the southern outskirts of Clarksville, MO, has serviced its share of automobiles and seen its share of trains over the years. ... (more)

An empty BNSF oil train trundles up the TRRA's North Belt along Antelope Street in North St. Louis, MO. Second out is a warbonnet C40-8W, former ATSF 909.

While two UP geeps switch a cut of cars, a local with a nice HLCX leaser eases off of the elevated trackage and into the Lesperance Street yard. A lot of luck went into this shot as the 629 ventur... (more)