The blue CREX (6001) lets out a belch of black smoke as it starts up.

This grain train was given the lowest priority and the crew ended up needing to tie down the train at Machens, Missouri. It's cold enough here to preserve the snow on the plow.

The DPU of a Wood River load shoves hard up the approach to the Merchants Bridge in North Saint Louis.

Foreign BNSF power is awaiting a green signal on UP's sunset route. Trailing locomotives are BNSF 9864 an SD70MAC and DRGW 5371, the lone SD40-2T on the UP roster.