Sitting under I-64/US 40 on the parking lot of Union Station.

This BNSF grain drag slowly drifts off the TRRA high line and through its green signal through to Grand Ave, which I would end up getting smoked by this guy trying to make it to Grand before him. ... (more)

Blasting out from between the buildings, this southbound BNSF train makes its way over TRRA trackage to reach Lindenwood Yard. From Lindenwood, it will change crews and head south, down the River ... (more)

Making a rare daytime appearance, the Ivory Job goes about switching South Side Recycling at the extreme end of track, about 200ft behind me, a paved walking trail begins. At one time, this went a... (more)

This DPU is stopped as the rest of it's train snakes up the Merchants Bridge Approach. The train is stopped because I called the TRRA dispatcher to let him know one truck of UP 6609 was smoking he... (more)

Yard job

Before her hopeful temporary retirement in 2002, the SLSTA ran a many excursions out of St. Louis, this one to Hannibal, MO. Note the Gateway Arch in the background.

Sitting at St. Louis Union Station for the night after arriving in town around 4:30PM.

This little two-car business train took me by suprise, it was being refered to as 'B-9' on the radio, and had me confused until I saw what it was. This train will tie down at Lindenwood yard for t... (more)

With a lash-up and cars like this, I might have just as well pulled this scene from Microsoft Train Simulator. Canon 350D. 28-80mm.

Boy, talk about color! Red green and yellow locomotives fill up the Manny's yard on this mild march day. The TRRA SW1500 (red) was recently painted by the MRS and is waiting to be picked up by the... (more)

MRS 254, a late production MP15DC, smokes it up at it goes to work shoving a long cut of hoppers back into the MRS yard.. Canon 350D. 75-300mm.

Power pokes out from various places in the 12th Street Yard complex well after sunset. Canon 350D, 75-300mm. f/8 @ 20 sec.

Power rests by the UP's Lesperance Street Yard tower on a windy night. The winds were a precursor to the devastating severe weather that would follow. Canon 350D, 28-80mm. f/4 @ 6 sec.

Power move