UP ‘Big Boy’ 4014 rolls through St Louis 8-30-21



Union Pacific’s Big Boy #4014 rolled through St Louis on August 30, 2021. Stops were made in Kirkwood, Pacific, Washington, Hermann and Jefferson City



Union Pacific’s Big Boy #4014 rolled through St Louis on August 30, 2021. Stops were made in Kirkwood, Pacific, Washington, Hermann and Jefferson City
Two new pages of train photos have been added in the railfan section. Check it out!
The “Last Ride of 1522” DVD is in stock and available! 75 minutes of 1522 action from September 2002, including trackside, photo run-bys, onboard and cab ride footage! Get yours today!
The former NKP roundhouse in Frankfort, Indiana is currently being torn down after years of sitting abandoned. In honor of its memory, here are a pair of shots of former NKP 2-8-2 #587 at the roundhouse in June 1991. She would power excursions to Muncie the following weekend. A second volume of Rails Around Indiana…
I am pleased to announce the launch of my next book, Rails Around Indiana (and southern Illinois) – The Hoosier State in Days Past. This new book will follow in the template of Rails Around Missouri and Rails Around Michigan, featuring all-color photographs from the steam era to the mid-1980s. It will be hard cover,…
After being out of print for 3 years, “Rails Around Michigan” is being made available again in 2 forms: an E-book for iPad, and a hard cover, 124-page print-on-demand version. Updated with sharper imaging, the print version is available from blurb.com and will arrive in 10-14 days. Choose from soft-cover, hard-cover with dust jacket, or…
I’ve posted 3 new videos on my YouTube channel covering trains in West St Louis County, Pacific, and coal trains on Kirkwood Hill. Click here to see them!