The Union Pacific transfer run from Lesperance St. Yard to 12th Ave uses the elevated line as headroom minutes after sunrise.

A St. Louis railroading icon since 1887, the Manufacturers Railway filed for abandonment of its tracks on March 24th and will turn its operations over to Foster Townsend Rail Logistics. Sadly, the... (more)

Soft, low sunlight illuminates a very clean SD70ACe as it slowly leads a manifest with an NS GE and a Warbonnet B40-8W through an industrial area north of downtown St. Louis.

While looking from just the right angle, one could argue that TRRA sponsors a bit of rooftop running in downtown St. Louis

A single engine leads an empty coal train over the massive MacAurthur Bridge. The bridge was opened in 1912, and rail traffic was added in 1928. Before being replaced by the Poplar Street bridge, ... (more)

An empty taconite train heads up TRRA's Merchants Sub for a connection with the BNSF Hannibal Sub

Portrait of an engineer, a man and his machine. Ed Dickens, Engineer, and Manager of Heritage Equipment & Facilities, poses for a photo while performing post-trip maintenance in St. Louis.

UP 3985 returns to St Louis after a quick romp to Gorham, IL.

The westbound Missouri River Eagle special sits on display in St. Louis. The Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (Gateway Arch) can be seen in the background.

Transfer job from 12th St. Yard to Lesperance Yard on a beautiful July morning. The train is about to pass underneath Terminal Railroad Association's MacArthur Bridge, which crosses over the Missi... (more)

This one-of-a-kind switcher was rebuilt from either an Alco S2 or S4 by Morrison-Knudsen with an EMD 567C engine with 645 power assemblies. It also goes by the designation S4m. It is frequently le... (more)

With the St. Louis skyline rising above the train, the Challenger leads the Missouri River Eagle back into town after a fast run up the former Cotton Belt.