ALDAS 19 is northbound at DD Road, about 10 miles from its destination at Alton & Southern Railway's Gateway Yard in beautiful East Saint Louis, IL.
An eastbound train takes the switch at Kirk Junction to travel southward on the Kirkwood Industrial Lead. Unlike the days of the MoPac when through freights would continue on to wind their way thr... (more)
EMOSTL 26 passes by KK Road on its way to Sterling, IL, with a group of 22 former SP MK SD40-2s in tow.
A pair of KCS units heads upgrade to the MacArthur Bridge after taking an Alton & Southern Railway transfer to the UP at 12th Street.
NS 70E sits crewless before continuing its journey to Ameren's Coffeen power plant, served by a stub of the former NKP main out of St. Louis.
A colorful UP train heads south at Granite City.
A northbound merchandise train pulls to a stop at DD Road, towing along a quintet of locomotives bound for Metro East Industries
A unit train is pulling up to swap crews at Baden, passing the front yards of Antelope Street. This block of houses has quite the front porch view of rail activity, although only a handful of trai... (more)
A crewless MNLAS 01 sits at Bottom Road, bathed in sunlight. In the background is a severe storm that just moved through the area a few minutes prior. See picture 331083 to see the train from the ... (more)
MASKC 16 starts into the curve at the top of the hill, westbound at Kirkwood
Having just departed Dupo, ZSEMN prepares to notch up as it passes BB Road just before sunset.
UP MNLAS 20 comes north this morning past the growing cornfields of Illinois. It is loaded with colorful power, including leader NS 9836, UP 3273, CN 2403, CN 5436, UP 7884, UP 7876, UP 3300, UP 9... (more)
MNLAS 07 waits for a new crew to take it north while KOAMN 03 disappears in the distance.
While waiting on a bridge for the steam train, a few other shots made themselves possible.
KMNOA 11 played engine shuttle this particular day. It is about to arrive in Dupo, IL where it will set out eight of these engines.
