A loaded BNSF coal train crosses the Bellefontaine bridge over the Missouri River north of St. Louis. The bridge is 1760 feet long and was completed in 1893.

A westbound BNSF manifest passes through Old Monroe, Missouri. Old Monroe Lumber processes oak trees into milled lumber, seen drying in the yard adjacent to the tracks.

A westbound manifest rolls past newly harvested fields as it approaches the Gibb siding near O'Fallon, Missouri.

A BNSF manifest passes through Old Monroe, headed for St. Louis. I didn't notice until processing this photo, that the road has been used as a dragstrip.

A loaded BNSF coal train entering the siding at Machens, Missouri.

A UP hot shot heads south in front of the Mississippi River cliffs at Fults, Illinois.

A short manifest train bound for Saint Louis is passing under the cliffs on the west side of the Mississippi River near Foley, Missouri. I was actually most interested in the second unit, which w... (more)

The morning fog is burning off as a short manifest train passes the grain silos at Annada, Missouri.

The morning sun illuminates a BNSF oil train moving through soybean fields at Machens, Missouri.

A BNSF manifest crosses the newly completed Cuivre River bridge at Old Monroe, Missouri. This new bridge was under construction for two years and now replaces the old Warren truss bridge at this ... (more)

A BNSF manifest heads west in the Mississippi River bottoms near Portage de Sioux, Missouri. The hills in the background are actually the Mississippi River bluffs on the opposite side of the rive... (more)

A Norfolk Southern trackage rights train heads west on the BNSF Hannibal Subdivision at Machens, Missouri.

A westbound stack train passes the siding at Medill, Missouri. Interesting to note that on a clear blue day that the sun is muted. This is due to smoke from western wildfires, which are about 20... (more)

A slow moving manifest crosses Lake Moredock near Valmeyer, Illinois.

A heavy 802 axle manifest pours it on at Apex, Missouri.