A very dirty UP AC4400 claws its way to the summit of the 1.75% grade over Kirkwood Hill.
KCS switching a small chemical operation by their E. St. Louis engine facilities.
Now this is the way an intermodal should look, with a pair of SD40-2s up-front! Interestingly enough, BNSF 7310 was originally CN 5165, built by GMD in Feb. '71 as a SD40 (BN. A2424). It was then ... (more)
UP Delivery: Wearing both hats, the Shakopee job now delivers cars to the UP Belt Yard, and will then head out to deliver cars to the UP at Valley Park. Note the grade just coming out of th... (more)
After having some trouble at North St. Louis, this road job with a pair of SD40-2's continues north where it will make set-outs and pick-ups at UE and Old Monroe. Canon 350D.
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. MR... (more)
Framed by a tree and with Horseshoe Lake in the background, this UP manifest sits on the A&S Railway at IL Rte. 111, waiting for clearance through HN Cabin. Canon 350D.
UP 7155 fronting CIRBR 13 climbs the short grade in Maplewood amongst the city's many flowering trees.
MPIEW 19 is cookin' as he flies south at darn near 60 mph.
Two Norfolk Southern locomotives take a break in the yard on QSPTR 28. It wouldn't be until tomorrow afternoon that this train would finally leave.
The engineer on the LSE59 08 throttles up his ex. MoPac Geep 38 and his ex. SP B23-7 today, this as he is riding the tail of CWEPAH 05 into St. Louis.
Another UP coal train, CCTBT 16, rolls through Tuxedo Park slowly as to do a run-by of the passing rack train.
A brand new NS SD70M-2 is on the point of this southbound manifest, the train is seen waiting for clearance through WR Tower. Canon 350D. 75-300mm.
The last manifest of the day (that I saw anyway) passes Kirkwood station. I purposely shot this train at a farther distance in an effort to show more of the beautiful styling of the Kirkwood stati... (more)
The head end of CBTDI 21 ducks in and out of early morning shadows in Dog Town, with a freshly painted leader. Canon 350D, 75-300mm.
