After working the GM plant at Wentzville, MO, NS train 224 head west towards Kansas City.

At first glance, one would think we are in Southern California, but this is Cotter, AR, crew change point for the M&NA. An empty UP coal train and M&NA road power wait for crews to be called befo... (more)

Dead line at the KCS, originally Illinois Central, Yard.

The local traverses the iconic Wisconsin dairy farm landscape.

Joliet bound train passes the soon to be replaced Rock Island signals.

The Santa Fe searchlight signals still stand strong as a westbound Z train approaches.

The Burlington Junction #701 is leaving the engine house to head south to switch the Port of Burlington.

A precursor to a future merger with MoPac unit leading UP pool power.

The Union Pacific brought Challenger #3995 to the 2001 NRHS convention hosted by the St. Louis Chapter NRHS, shown here enroute to St. Louis. The convention paid homage to the 150th anniversary of... (more)

An eastbound runs beside East O'Fallon Drive as the former B&O and road climb the grade along Littler Canteen Creek to ascend out of the Mississippi River Valley.

The recent BNSF merger brings a rainbow of power to a move to balance power from the former BN Murray Yard in Missouri to the former ATSF Argentine Yard in Kansas.

Four motors still rule the hot intermodal trains on the Transcon. A westbound approaches a service and crew change point at Argentine Yard.

The conductor has dropped down from the locomotive to protect the crossing of Hadley Street and Cass Avenue iin North St. Louis City.

Rail & Switching Services of Missouri used the former Illinois Terminal trackage in the city of St. Louis to serve local customers. RSSM used the west approach of IT's McKinley Bridge in North St.... (more)

A pair of Executive Scheme SD70MACs, one in pre merger and one in post merger lettering, lead a southbound loaded coal train on the River Sub.