There's just something about the trees at Wickes that makes the location scenic. Here we wait at Wickes siding for the LSH08 to finish making its setout at Riverside. Canon 350D.
On a nice Feburary afternoon we have cleared up in Ivory yard for a northbound autoparts train. Canon 350D.
While waiting for a signal into the 12th street yard, YDU50 slowly creeps down the bridge approach while being passed by an eastbound manifest.
The conductor on the "59 Local" steps down from his train to do a roll by on a passing auto rack in nasty conditions. After the train passed, he hurried back to the cab, and I hurried back to my c... (more)
Transfer coming down the viaduct
The Dupo Transfer comes off the Macarthur Bridge into downtown St. Louis.
Sure, you can get diesel at the 6th Street Scales, but what interests me more are the diesels on YDU50 09 going over the scales. The last one being one of only 3 GP40P-2's built for the SP and use... (more)