Now those are some front yards with a view! An empty BNSF train snakes its way down Antelope Street in north Saint Louis on its way to the Hannibal Sub. Those are the front porches of the houses s... (more)
The Jeff City local made an unscheduled stop at the Kirkwood depot after a confused driver stopped on the tracks when the crossing lights started flashing. Thankfully the train was not going fast ... (more)
MCHPB 29 pokes its nose out of the short tunnel at Hole In The Wall. The location is named simply because there is a hole in the wall, the wall being the approach for TRRA's MacArthur Bridge over ... (more)
AEGAS 28 makes its way northward at the first light of day surrounded by the recent snowfall in the Saint Louis area.
MCHPB 29 has a pair of CSX motors this day, and is about ready to make the turn onto the Chester Sub for the final five miles of its journey with this crew.
A loaded UP oil train leans into the curve in Valmeyer, IL behind a trio of elephant style BNSF units. This train originated on the BNSF in Stanley, ND, and was brought to Mitchell, IL for interch... (more)
A trio of A&S units returns from a transfer run to Saint Louis, with TASD 802 in tow.
NS 430 sits at Pontoon Road, waiting for its call to head south many hours later in the day.
Two of Respondek's locomotives sit waiting their next call at Granite City
A southbound BNSF oil train traverses the majestic scenery of central Illinois on its way to Mitchell, where it will interchange with the Alton & Southern Railway. A&S then takes the train to the ... (more)
BNSF's H GALMAD nears the Saint Louis area on UP's Pana Subdivision.
Central Midland Railway's transfer to TRRA slowly rolls over Pennsylvania Avenue.
Union Pacific oil train sits at 25th Street in Granite City while a Norfolk Southern yard job moves across WR interlocking.
Power from NS 431 heads north to help out another coal train.
NKP heritage unit sits over the weekend before doing coal duty on NS 431 on Sunday.