Respondek Railroad 8955 (GP40), 1800 (GP8) and 2064 (GP40) sit on a spur track at the port in Granite City, Illinois.

Port Harbor Railroad and Respondek switchers layover at the Cargill elevator and bask in the glow of the St Louis arch.

Ex-FEC #227 is stored with ex-TRRA SW1200 #1219 and ex-CP SW7 #6713 now classified as a remote control "slug" #1015. Attached to an Art Train coach recognizing "Native Views".

RRC 1001, 11, 5838, SQS 5690 & GMTX 1500 as seen rusting away at Liberty Mine outside Boonville, IN. There is a shot of the 1500 moving some tank cars to the NS in May 2020, but outside a storage ... (more)

A pair of Respondek GP-40s sit at America's Central Port in Granite City, Illinois.

A Respondek SD40-2 painted in Illini Terminal colors sits at the port in Granite City, Illinois.

Respondek power sits behind the casino in East St. Louis.

Perspective! Respondek Railroad Corporation (RRC) 1239 (née-TRRA 1239, EMD SW1200, 4/1965) sits in East St. Louis, Illinois on the evening of Sunday, December 27, 2020. While the Gateway A... (more)

Respondek Railroad Sw-1200 #1239, originally built fin 1965 or the TRRA, switches for customers at America's Central Port.

With the Gateway Arch standing behind, Respondek power rests behind the Casino Queen in East St. Louis.

The new Vets unit at America's Central Port.

Way Back Machine: In another scene that can't be repeated, in the summer of 2006, RRC 14 runs around steel coil cars on what is left of the Wabash UD line. The only remaining customers at t... (more)

Way Back Machine: In another scene that can't be repeated, in the summer of 2006, RRC 14 services one of the remaining customers on what is left of the Wabash UD line as a Metrolink light r... (more)

Way Back Machine: Now almost 14 years ago, in a scene that can't be repeated. Terry Respondek himself skins 'em back, clearing the carbon out of 1206 and 604. They are dragging loads of ste... (more)

Built by EMD in April 1965 as Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis 1239, this SW1200 is now owned by Respondek Railroad Corporation. RRC 1239 was photographed in Granite City, Illinois, on ... (more)