Rush Island coal loads move south on the TRRA under the Martin Luther King Bridge along the Saint Louis riverfront

Rush Island coal loads move south on the TRRA under the Martin Luther King Bridge

A BNSF coal drag behind an SD70MAC rumbles through Old Monroe, MO.

This BNSF coal train is headed south on the elevated TRRA trackage at the St. Louis riverfront. The impressive backdrop is the Union Power and Light steam generating plant (which still generates ... (more)

The low golden light, a clean locomotive, and a low angle make for a dramatic shot as this coal load races south. Canon 350D. 28-80mm.

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)

This pink SD70MAC leads a southbound loaded coal train as it pounds across the high bridge at MP 12.5. Canon 350D, 28-80mm.

9884, with her burnt-out ditch light, waits in the siding at Byers for a northbound autorack and an empty coal on Thanksgiving.

On Thanksgiving Day, a loaded Rush Island coal drag snakes up the slight grade and under a (very low clearance!) timber bridge on the old Frisco line, here just north of Pevely.

Back to my railfan photography roots: a BNSF Rush Island coal train accelerates over the bridge at MP 12.5.

After catching the head end at MP 13, I caught the rear end of the Rush Island coal train C BKMRTR0 34 at Lemay Ferry, after the direction changes, making the lighting apprioate. It's a classic Mi... (more)

A BNSF Rush Island coal train, C BKMRTR0 34, wraps itself around the curve at MP 13, heading south on the River Sub. Some company is laying heavy fiber-optic cable along the ole River for an unkno... (more)

A Southbound loaded iron ore train crosses the bridge at MP 12.5, at about 4:45 pm (CST).