To see an ex-Burlington Northern SD40-2 on any UP train is good, but to see an ex-BN SD40-2 trailing the Mopac heritage unit is even better! This fabulous blue and green combo has been together fo... (more)

Just a few minutes after sunrise, NS 111 pounds through St. Peters with the Reading heritage unit, NS 1067, in the third position. Besides the RDG, the consist also includes an SD70, a C40-9, and ... (more)

Bee on a big bridge. NS 111 with Reading heritage unit 1067 third out in the consist drops off of the long bridge spanning the mighty Missouri River. The sun is barely above the horizon, il... (more)

Katy Flyer. In this pacing shot from parallel Main Street, UP's MKT heritage unit leads intermodal train KOAMN into the yard at Dupo. Although it looks like a high speed pace, Miss Katy was... (more)

Nice light illuminates 3 NS GEs and a lone SD60 on a 12 platform intermodal as it disturbs the loneliness of the small town of Wright City for just a brief minute.

150 Years of Building America. 150 years ago today President Abraham Lincoln signed the Pacific Railway Act. After much growth and modernization, Union Pacific is as strong as ever. On its ... (more)

The MKT heritage unit eases intermodal train KOAMN into the yard at Dupo to set out many of its cars and the second SD70M. The Katy looks good under the Mopac cantilever signal.

Railroad Street. Almost every town has one. This unassuming street sign leading to a small gravel road doesn't look like much, and perhaps it isn't much, but it shows off the importance tha... (more)

Sixth time's a charm. After failing 5 times to catch a former Cotton Belt GP60 leading the local to Pacific, MO, in good light, I finally got the shot I was looking for in downtown St. Loui... (more)

Repainted, rebuilt, and reengined, a former ATSF SD45-2, now decked out in fresh H3 paint, leads Schneider National containers towards BNSF's Argentine Yard on KCT trackage. Helping out in the tra... (more)

A fakebonnet and a standard cab NS Dash 9 lead HGALMEM by the St. Louis Riverfront on a typically slow Thursday morning.

Two gray Kansas City Southern GEs lead a grain train on Kansas City Terminal trackage by Union Station. The famous Western Auto sign rises in the background. Taken from the Freight House Bridge.

Two blue and yellow GP40-2s lead an eastbound CP freight underneath the Freight House Bridge. The train on the left is an empty UP UCEX coal train that is stopped at a red signal. The lead GP40-2'... (more)

Fresh out of a rebuild, FTRX 1515 tugs on a cut of storage cars during its first day of operation under its new owner. This engine came from the Alton and Southern and now sports this spiffy paint... (more)

Back in familiar territory, Affton Trucking SW1500 clears its stacks as TRRA workers put it through its paces for a 92-day inspection. This former Terminal Railroad switcher was sold two years ear... (more)