The Colorado Eagle waiting to depart. In the distance is GM&O E7A 102 with Train 4, The Limited. A Roger Puta Photograph
Thirty years ago, early in the morning, a MoPac trio of SD40-2s crosses the Dry Comal Creek, preparing to hammer the diamond with MKT in downtown New Braunfels. If the wind was blowing the righ... (more)
Wearing the classic blue and gray Eagle passenger scheme, Missouri Pacific GP7’s 186 and 221 hustle a local freight east towards Herrington on the Kansas City-Pueblo main line, MP’s westernmo... (more)
An empty coal train has just departed Dupo for the mines, while an SSW freight patiently awaits for a signal to proceed north.
On the point of this Missouri Pacific train is a recently acquired Rock Island GP38-2 still with it's original number, even though the road name has been painted out on the carbody side. The unit ... (more)
The last new locomotives built for the Missouri Pacific were 60 C36-7's, albeit in UP colors. Here 2 of the units are on Union Pacific's Overland Route on train NPOA, which is descending the grade... (more)
The "52 local" is getting ready to switch the KCS interchange at Jefferson, TX.
New Years Eve finds this Kansas City bound train which has just crossed the Meramec River for the 2nd time and is passing what was once known as Times Beach, MO but is now called Route 66 State Pa... (more)
A pair of MP trains were wait in Gratiot Street Tower near downtown St Louis.
Awaiting disposition at EMD. A Roger Puta photograph.
MP 1084 leads a local on the NO&LC. Formerly an RS-3, this unit was rebuilt with EMD guts by MP. Some sources classify these creations as RS-3M's.
Southbound MP local crossing SLSF Paola, KS
The local has just switched out cars at Munster lumber and is heading back north on the old Monon line. It was unusual to see a MOPAC caboose on this train.
UP's southbound afternoon Harbor Local Manual siding
