Union Pacific mixed freight working its way westward along the UP Jeff City Sub as it approaches the North Grand Boulevard overpass, only a few minutes from downtown St. Louis--Nikon D200

Westbound Amtrak Ann Rutledge about 15 minutes after departure from downtown St. Louis on a very beautiful and comfortable mid April afternoon. The train was about 8 minutes behind schedule when ... (more)

Westbound Ann Rutledge at Kirkwood Amtrak Station, precisely on schedule on a beautiful, yet chilly Easter Sunday, taking on passengers while an eastbound Union Pacific intermodal glides by on Tra... (more)

Westbound Union Pacific coal train blasting its way past the Kirkwood Amtrak station on a beautiful early spring evening--Unfortunately, I did not catch the locomotive number--Nikon D200

Westbound Union Pacific mixed freight making its way up the hill past the Kirkwood Amtrak station as a group of railfans watches--Nikon D200

Westbound Amtrak Ann Rutledge(on Track #2) taking on passengers at Kirkwood Amtrak station about 46 minutes late on a very beautiful, but windy, early spring day

Westbound Union Pacific mixed freight slowly working its way over the hill past Kirkwood Amtrak station on a beautiful, but very windy spring day

Westbound empty Union Pacific coal drag slowly making its way past Kirkwood Amtrak station on a beautiful, but very windy spring day

Union Pacific #4080(SD70M) leading mixed freight westward along Greenwood Boulevard in Maplewood, MO on a beautiful early spring day with the Bradford pear trees just coming into bloom

Amtrak train #313(Track #1) gliding slowly westward past eastbound Union Pacific stack train(Track #2) on a beautiful, yet chilly, early February afternoon. Note the Superliner cars in the Amtrak... (more)

Amtrak P42DC #169 leading northbound Texas Eagle through Cliff Cave County Park in far south St. Louis, MO, about 2 1/2 hours late--Nikon D200

Amtrak P42DC #90 leading eastbound Ann Rutledge across the beautiful Meramec River on a crisp, balmy mid March afternoon--Nikon D200

Union Pacific #7241 leading empty coal drag westward across the beautiful Meramec River on a crisp, balmy mid March afternoon--Nikon D200

Union Pacific #2007 leading westbound loaded ballast train past Kirkwood Amtrak Station just minutes before arrival of westbound Amtrak Ann Rutledge on the same Track #1--Nikon D200

Westbound Ann Rutledge taking on passengers just minutes after heavily loaded Union Pacific ballast train made its way westward on the same Track #1 on a very busy mid March afternoon on the Union... (more)