The Texas Eagle makes its way north on to the UP Springfield Sub to Chicago.

This west bound coal train looks good in the evening sun as it cruises through the passing siding at Elsberry.

A fast moving eastbounder passing under a decommissioned ATSF signal bridge seen from the new Bayport Avenue bridge. This photo is from the BNSF Marceline Sub.

This BNSF train is headed west on the BNSF Marceline Sub near Ethel, Missouri. In this area there is a little piece of mountain railroading called Cardy Hill where grades approach 1.8 percent.

The sunrise shows off an eastbound stack train on the BNSF Southern Transcon near Marceline, Missouri.

Cruising on tracks as straight as an arrow, this loaded coal train on the BNSF Hannibal Sub is headed for North St. Louis.

This loaded coal train is working hard coming up off the Missouri River bottoms.

Loaded coal cruising along the Mississippi river bluffs.

Switching cars at the south end of the TRRA yard, this UP SD60M and Alton & Southern GP38-2 look good in the morning sun.

Hustling grain cars at Rock Road in Granite City

This oil train is cruising through the passing siding at Machens in a growing snow storm.

This one kicked up quite a bit of newly fallen snow as she sped by at 40 mph.

Headed south on the UP Chester Sub at Bb Road.

A slow moving train entering the UP yard from the north, headed to the Chester Subdivision.

A great looking consist backing a train into the TRRA yard. It was particularly nice to see the tunnel motor.