A TRRA job pulling up to Carrie Avenue.

A coal train rolls through the tunnel at Eads Bridge, and is about to pass by the famous St. Louis Arch which is not far behind me. The elevation of the tracks and tunneling along this line, as we... (more)

Frisco power populates the service track on Labor Day in 1980, 3 months before the end of the railroad. BN acquired the RR around December 1, 1980.

The Gateway Arch stands tall on a beautiful evening in St. Louis as one of UP's last active "Triclops" SD60M's leads a transfer on the approach to the 12th Street Yard. An equally rare standard ca... (more)

CN power along State Street.

Amtrak's "Salutes Our Veterans" locomotive brings the Texas Eagle into St. Louis.

The Lindenwood Turn is running south on the TRRA's Highline safetly above the flooded Mississippi River, heading toward BNSF's Lindenwood Yard. In the first half of 2019 the Mississippi River s... (more)

In May 2020, shortline upstart "The Prairie Line" became the new operator for switching operations at the Anheuser-Busch/InBev brewery in St. Louis, MO. A former UP MP15DC is seen leading a cut of... (more)

Original EL. Before Norfolk Southern repainted its younger cousin, The National Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, Missouri, undertook a cosmetic restoration of former Erie Lackawanna SD45 360... (more)

Remembering the Manny: As seen from a passing UP local (LSE57 - DeSoto Local), MRS 257 goes about switching the Budwiser brewery yard. These cars are filled with beer being shipped nation w... (more)

Remembering the Manny: Unfortunately, this scene cannot be repeated, the engine house remains, but the Manny is just a memory now. On a sunny spring day, MRS 257 drags a cut of cars out of ... (more)

Remembering the Manny: Unfortunately, nothing in this photo exists anymore. In 2005 a Manny SW1500 pulls a lone boxcar through Century Used Brick at the corner of Barton and 2nd Street. Cen... (more)

Remembering the Manny: Unfortunately, nothing in this photo exists anymore. In 2005 a Manny SW1500 pulls a lone boxcar through Century Used brick headed back towards 2nd St. There weren't b... (more)

Way Back Machine: Before the ban on cameras and electronic devices on the railroad, we wait for an A&S move to clear before we head East. The A&S move is coming off the grade to the MacArth... (more)