Kirkwood Amtrak Station is just to the left
Eastbound UP #4983 passing under the bridge.
Westbound empty coal train.
Amtrak train 303, from St. Louis (only 15 minutes late!), pauses for a second at the historical Kirkwood station while en route to Kansas City, MO.
DPU of westbound coal drag passes the famous depot at Kirkwood.
A UP empty unit coal train, led by 2 AC4400CW's flies down the 1% ruling grade of Kirkwood Hill.
Train could not stop in time before hitting flatbed truck carrying tractor that was hung up. No injuries.
The SD40/B23-7/GP38/U23B/GP7 lash-up provides a fairly representative cross section of Mopac's roster. Kodachrome 64, Minolta SRT-101, Rokkor 50mm f1.7
BNSF 8625 leading BNSF 5176 (kodachrome) and ATSF 824 & 817
UP 6521 follows westbound coal empties down the hill.
UP 6515 heads a westbound coal empty down Kirkwood Hill.
Amtrak 303 pauses to load passengers in Kirkwood, Missouri.
SP 292 pushes Eastbound coal loads up Kirkwood Hill.