A Kansas City Southern grain train rolls south through Blue Valley, Missouri in the early morning sun and crosses over the Blue River. This train has just departed from Knoche Yard in Kansas City,... (more)
Three units brings up the rear of a southbound loaded TXU coal train as they pass Butler Creek in Noel Missouri. Thanks to the drone, I did not have to go out for a swim with all the snakes for th... (more)
2 years ago today, The last regular roadrailer train in the US heads west on the Springfield-Hannibal district during a hot summer afternoon. Word on the street is that this train is being termina... (more)
An empty coal train makes its way past maintenance crews waiting to shut down the line for tie replacement.
Golden Fog in Lanagan | A trio of belle-painted GEs lead a southbound grain train through the town of Lanagan, MO on the foggy morning of Sunday, June 4, 2023.
Morning Meet at McElhany | Early on the morning of Sunday, June 4, 2023, a northbound train of empty coal hoppers is about to pass a southbound grain train a little ways north of Goodman, M... (more)
DPU at Daybreak | Bringing up the rear of northbound manifest train M261, KCS 4810 - now part of the CPKC fleet - cruises up the side track at McElhany a few miles north of Goodman, MO earl... (more)
Sunrise at McElhany | The sun has just risen over the horizon a couple of miles north of Goodman, MO a few minutes past six o'clock in the morning on Sunday, June 4, 2023 as manifest train ... (more)
KCS 2029 is in charge of the weed sprayer train sitting at Asbury Siding on a beautiful early summer morning.
KCS 4001 leads a northbound empty grain train through the Missouri countryside just north of Joplin.
A lengthy 10,000 foot manifest inches forward on the main in order to fit into West Alton (10,600 foot siding) for a pass.
A smoky Dash 9 leading a 10,000 foot train near West Alton, Missouri.
Cooperating on coal. Photo by Gary W. Zeitler, from my collection.
An oil train crosses Peruque Creek in good light available only in the summer months when the sun rises more to the north. This section of track is ready for a tie replacement. You can see the m... (more)
ATSF 5003, an SD40u, leads an eastbound through Camden, MO with the old magnetic flagman swinging and clanging away.
