The Monett Turn heads south under sunny skies as it passes through Purdy, MO on 12/20/08.

K&I Bridge in the background

The east end of Rapids yard on a sunny April morning found a couple of GBW jobs ready to depart. First out will be 323 leading the Plover job and in the left distance you can see 309 waiting with ... (more)

Monon's "Thoroughbred" boards passengers in Mitchell Indiana

A&M Train MNTN has worked the mill at Butterfield and is again on the move south of Exeter, MO as a grain truck patiently waits at the crossing for the big show known as the Monett Turn to pass. ... (more)

Now well underway on this hilly Ex-Frisco Line, grabbing notches coming out of a sag, A&M Train MNTN is making its way back south towards Springdale, AR. The crew of the Monett Turn relieved the ... (more)

A perfect set of 4 ALCO C420s bring A&M Train MNTN, the Monett Turn, into its namesake town as viewed from the US Highway 60 Overpass. I really wanted to shoot the train from this bridge, sin... (more)

With a deafening roar, a quartet of ALCOs roll north with A&M Train MNTN. The crossing says report an emergency or problem. Yeah, I got one for ya: The fact that in a week this train will have n... (more)

Running several hours late A&M Train MNTN is scooting north towards the yard with what's left of this morning's Fort Smith Turn. The Monett Turn's crew relieved this train in Winslow, AR this mor... (more)

Lehigh Valley C424 414 basks in the Labor Day sun

Working a mine run.

Taken from the Monon and moved to the coal fields, these units lasted about another decade hauling coal and looking good with the jaunty bell mounted on the short hood.