The Union Pacific Big Boy makes its way through the cut at Eureka as it continues its journey Westward from Saint Louis to Jefferson City, MO.

Approaching Enterprise, the ASV excursion train rolls through the grass along an old Rock Island mainline.

The Abilene & Smoky Valley Alco S1 leads the afternoon excursion train back towards Abilene on the weedy rails.

A former Ohio Central Alco C420 works Springdale Yard as another day on the A&M winds down.

A BNSF local departs the Springfield Underground with several reefers in tow and number 1915 on lead as evening light strikes the caves.

With a bit of colorful foliage on this particular hillside, an otherwise pretty ordinary scene of an ACe shoving at the rear of a Southbound is brought to life with Autumn color on this October da... (more)

Branson Scenic Railway's evening excursion train rolls out of the tunnel at Cricket, AR making its return trip to home base in the town of Branson.

A nice looking Dash 9 leads a Southbound down the Thayer Sub as some surprisingly vibrant colors and a small open look at the tracks make this hillside a magnificent view.

An SD40-2, that has recently arrived in town, works at the head end of a local as it does a switching maneuver on one of the many branchlines in Springfield area. This location has some interestin... (more)

With the F-unit leading, the Branson Scenic Railway's dinner train arrives back in town with the last moments of light glowing in the cloudy skies.

A coal train rolls through the tunnel at Eads Bridge, and is about to pass by the famous St. Louis Arch which is not far behind me. The elevation of the tracks and tunneling along this line, as we... (more)

Distant clouds glow in the final light of the evening as a Northbound BNSF mixed freight approaches the small town of Fordland.

One of the IC Blue Devils makes a rare appearance on BNSF's Thayer Sub, leading a mixed freight Southbound towards Memphis as it approaches the small town of Seymour. It's worth noting that the ho... (more)

A code line pole along the Cuba Subdivision still stands tall on a September night just outside the small town of Niangua as the headlights of an Eastbounc, headed towards St. Louis, give a bright... (more)

MNA has acquired several former SP tunnel motors over the years, as of lately they've begun to retire them or sell them off. Several months ago 9362 was still active on the MNA roster, and here it... (more)