Westbound Amtrak "Missouri River Runner" gliding through the Bradford Pears along Greenwood Boulevard in Maplewood at 30 MPH on a beautiful, yet hazy and muggy, early April day--Spring has finally... (more)

Westbound Union Pacific freight gliding along Greenwood Boulevard in Maplewood on a beautiful early April day as the Bradford Pears are just coming into full bloom--Spring has sprung!!

"Kate Shelley Express" making excursion runs across the old Kate Shelley high bridge over the Des Moines River a few miles west of Boone, Iowa as part of the first annual Pufferbilly Days celebrat... (more)

Westbound "Missouri River Runner" arriving at Kirkwood Amtrak station on a cool crisp late October afternoon amidst the fall colors at their peak!! The fall colors are the best we have seen in ye... (more)

This EMD SD40T-2(a former SP Tunnel Motor) is the newest addition to Respondek's fleet. Today she stepped in to provide the motive power for the "Thomas The Tank Engine" train, since TRRA who usu... (more)

Two Amtrak trains are at St. Louis Gateway Station on a hot early August afternoon. Train #313(the "Missouri River Runner," led by AMTK 74) has just departed for Kansas City. Train #306 in the b... (more)

Northbound Amtrak "Lincoln Service" departing Alton, IL Amtrak station on a beautiful mid spring late afternoon. The train was completely filled, as increasing numbers of people are discovering r... (more)

Eastbound Amtrak "Missouri River Runner" arriving at Kirkwood Station only four minutes behind schedule on a beautiful first day of spring as several passengers and railfans anxiously await. Amtr... (more)

Eastbound Amtrak "Missouri River Runner" arriving at Kirkwood precisely on schedule on a beautiful early spring day as the buds are about to pop!!!....Nikon D200

While several of us railfans were anxiously awaiting the arrival of the UP 1995 Passenger Special, this Union Pacific mixed freight blasted its way southward about 30 minutes before the UP Specia... (more)

KCS local slowly easing its way through a work area at Niedringhaus Ave. and 16th Street, near WR Tower in Granite City, IL on an unseasonably warm and beautiful late December afternoon

Heavily loaded westbound Union Pacific coal drag working hard to make it over the crest of the hill at Kirkwood on a chilly late October afternoon as the fall colors near their peak

Westbound Amtrak Ann Rutledge arriving at Kirkwood Station about 20 minutes behind schedule on a chilly late October afternoon with the fall colors near their peak

I spent a "Day Out With Thomas" in East St. Louis, IL on this beautiful crisp clear late October afternoon. The TRRA provided the motive power via TRRA #3003(an EMD SD40R) pushing on the rear. T... (more)

Union Pacific work train working its way south through beautiful Cliff Cave County Park on a crisp mid October autumn day, as the fall colors are just beginning to show. The UP is very busy in th... (more)