Fall is in full swing in the hills around Pacific, MO, as this coal empty heads west on track 1 of UP's Jeff City Sub. Along side is old U.S. 66.

Westbound coal empties pass by UP 1982, sitting at Pacific, MO for the weekend during a festival

National Train Day 2012 may be in its final hours, but BNSF intermodal train QSTLLAC is just beginning its journey as tilts into the wide curve at Pacific, MO. The patched Southern Pacific AC4400C... (more)

Westbound train with empty coal hoppers approaches the town of Pacific, Missouri on National Train Day!

Westbound manifest approaches the town of Pacific, Missouri on National Train Day!

Eastbound Union Pacific coal train blasting its way at track speed past downtown Pacific under a waning moon on an absolutely perfect mid October afternoon. This was just one of the many trains t... (more)

Westbound Union Pacific coal empty blasting its way at track speed past downtown Pacific on an absolutely perfect mid October afternoon. This was just one of the many trains that a large group of... (more)

Westbound BNSF intermodal blasting its way at track speed past downtown Pacific on an absolutely perfect mid October afternoon. This was just one of the many trains that a large group of us railf... (more)

Westbound Amtrak "Missouri River Runner" blasting its way at 75 MPH past downtown Pacific on an absolutely perfect mid October afternoon. This was just one of the many trains that a large group o... (more)

Race for the Cure! After waiting hopelessly for this engine the previous day, I finally bagged this shot of UP 7400, the Susan G. Komen engine, westbound at Pacific on February 3rd. This is... (more)

Two UP SD9043MACs bracket a GE C40-8W on a North Platte bound freight. The less than colorful hills in the background highlight the somewhat bland fall we've had this year.

Several freights, including this westbound with a colorful all-EMD consist, were run ahead of the UP 3985 (photo 341347) as it headed west out of the St. Louis area.

The Missouri River Eagle heritage tour is on its way back west from St. Louis as it approaches Pacific, MO, on the former Missouri Pacific. The Challenger will make a brief PR stop in town before ... (more)

NS run through power accelerates an auto train from a stop at Pacific.

A westbound coal train on the Union Pacific passes through the small town of Pacific, MO. The hills in the background are covered with snow and the old buildings of downtown stand to the left of t... (more)