A fairly clean patched SP unit trails a "Union Pacif" AC4400CW on a grain train heading southward at Fults, IL. The Mississippi River Bluffs rise above the train in the background.

27,000 HP under the Arch. That's a lot of horsepower. Two KCS SW1500s pull 7 ex-BN SD40-2s and 1 HLCX SD40-2 out of the deadline at the west end of the former GWWR yard in East St. Louis. U... (more)

I spy...3 BN SD60Ms, an ACe, two warbonnets, a CSX GE, a few BNSF geeps, 1 NS SD70M-2, an F unit, a 60M under wraps, 1 CP Rail SD40-2, and a whole lot of Dash 9s! That's a lot of power! BNS... (more)

What a beauty! The Illinois Terminal-inspired paint on Respondek Railroad Corporation's GP10 gleams in the late afternoon sunlight. Even though many other photos of this unit are on the internet, ... (more)

The Zephyr and the horse. A standard cab Dash 9 leads a westbound (southbound at this point) freight through the Amtrak Station and into the yard at Galesburg. Third out in the consist is a... (more)

Plutonium rides the rails.A special plutonium shipment, riding as NS train O57, has just departed the west end of Moberly after a quick crew change and meet with an eastbound autorack train... (more)

The Ott's homestead has a great view of the Columbia Terminal trackage! Besides the occasional freights on weekdays, the COLT's line hosts the Columbia Star on Saturdays and Sundays. With a Wabash... (more)

Wabash Cannonball. The Columbia Star dinner train is well into its return trip and is only a few minutes away from arriving back at the boarding location. The train, with a Wabash painted F... (more)

CSX power leads a pair of BNSF engines and a string of M-1 Abram tanks underneath the St. Louis Arch. The train is headed to BNSF's Lindenwood Yard with a transfer from TRRA's Madison Yard. What a... (more)

Amtrak's 40th Anniversary tour train rests at the St. Louis transportation terminal, Gateway Station. Phase III P40DC 822 and F40PH 406 are "leading" the train. The unique colors and modern stylin... (more)

A nice set of power leads a short train into the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis' yard at Madison, IL. The fakebonnet looks nice paired up with the brand new Ferromex SD70ACe. The old f... (more)

The interesting geometry of the MacArthur Bridge frames a trio of light UP engines as they drop down to the Lesperance Street Yard. Two crewmen are getting a good view from the front of the lead u... (more)

A new UP SD70ACe and a dirty CSX Gevo lead a westbound manifest through Kirkwood, MO, on a nice Winter day. The ACe looks nice with its shiny paint.

A pair of NS motors lead 4 leased GP38-2s and a southbound manifest over the bridge at Fountain, IL. This colorful consist was a nice way to break up the solid yellow locomotive parade on the UP. ... (more)

Cars from parallel Route 79 illuminate the flanks of a pair of BN SD60Ms idling near the Holcim Cement plant in Clarksville, MO. The train has just coupled on to a short string of covered hoppers ... (more)