StL&IMS #5 departs Oran, MO as it passes the former Missouri Pacific Depot.

StL&IMS #5 spots a boxcar for interchange with the UP while the Cotton Belt's famed Blue Streak Merchandise speeds by on the mainline.

A southbound freight climbs out of the Blue River Valley on the east side of Swope Park.

A steam double header was operated from downtown St. Louis to the Museum of Transport to drop off SLSF 1522. However, the train had to wait for a stalled freight train to clear before the steam l... (more)

The conductor protects the crossing on former Illinois Terminal street tracks.

A&M ALCO's in 2022: After a derailment on the Fort Smith bridge in early May stranded 3 for A&M's SD70's, the ALCO C420's were pressed back into road service. Still battling stormy weather,... (more)

UP 3985 is headed to the 2001 NRHS Convention held in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Pacific Railroad.

Rail & Switching Services of Missouri used the former IT trackage in the city of St. Louis to serve local customers. Here it approaches Cass Avenue under former IT catenary.

Rail & Switching Services of Missouri used the former IT trackage in the city of St. Louis to serve local customers. Here it is crossing Broadway on the former IT bridge.

Rail & Switching Services of Missouri used the former IT trackage in the city of St. Louis to serve local customers. Here it is spotting a car for interchange with the BNSF.

The MNA Carthage South Local and Cotter North Local meeting at Gretna siding next to Royal Oak Charcoal. The two trains meet here so the crews can swap trains and head back to their originating po... (more)

The Callaway County Chamber of Commerce, St. Louis Car Company and the GWWR sponsored a series of weekend excursions on the Fulton Branch.

A&M ALCO's in 2022 After a derailment on the Fort Smith bridge in early May stranded 3 for A&M's SD70's, the ALCO C420's were pressed back into road service. On a stormy Midwest afternoon, ... (more)

A half dozen SD units lift a southbound freight out of the Blue River Valley on the highline route built in 1928.

The St. Louis Union Station Midway, between the waiting room and the trains, looks neglected less than two months before the station would see its last intercity passenger train.