A massive 686 axle westbound freight tries to gain speed after passing another train at Clarksville, Missouri.
A heavy manifest makes its way south (railroad west) along the western bank of the Mississippi River near Annada, Missouri.
A pair of Dash 9s lead a heavy manifest loaded with steel near O'Fallon, Missouri.
A monstrous afternoon manifest makes its way to Galesburg on the Hannibal Sub near O'Fallon, Missouri.
A BNSF C44-9W and two DPUs have a Herzog train rolling at Annada, Missouri.
Norfolk Southern exchanging cars at Weeksvile, Missouri. This is a rebuilt Dash 9-40C locomotive. This was the windiest conditions in which I have ever flown a drone. It was gusting to 40 mph. ... (more)
An AC4400 on the head end of a manifest train in the siding at Gibb being passed by a loaded coal train.
A westbound BNSF manifest near Old Monroe, Missouri.
One of the BNSF 25th Anniversary locomotives takes the main at Machens, Missouri, while a track inspector sits in the siding. You could tell from a long way off that this was a special locomotive... (more)
A westbound manifest is holding the main at Gibb, while a dead coal train occupies the siding. I never could figure out what was going on, but it helped that they sat still for a few minutes in o... (more)
A well powered westbound manifest pulls out of the siding at Elsberry, Missouri. When tripods started to be erected at the end of the siding, I figured we were in for a good catch.
An eastbound manifest crosses Peruque Creek near O' Fallon, Missouri. I guess this is my first selfie.
NS 8009 crosses the Missouri River on the old Wabash bridge at St. Charles, Missouri. This bridge is lengthy at 2900 feet.
A westbound BNSF manifest on a clear morning near Elsberry, Missouri.
NS train 111 is picking up autoracks at the GM plant.
