Amazing authentic train action in the St Louis area with tons of legacy power. Enjoy!
6-20-24
Granite City, IL
0:00 NB UP Hi-Rail truck on UP Springfield Sub
0:10 NS 6085 with DA22 reverses by on the NS Alton District
0:16 Train 1: NB CPKC M259, CPKC East St Louis Sub
CP 7021 SD70ACu (Army Arid Regions) RL K5LA
CP 9755 AC44CW (Beaver)
3:53 Train 2: NS Local, NS Alton District
NS 5229 GP38-2 (Thoroughbred High Hood) NC P3
5:48 Train 3: NB NS DA22, NS Brooklyn District
NS 6085 SD40-2 (Horsehead) NC P5
6:38 NS SD40-3 6418 at AO Smith Yard
6:40 NS 5229 pulls up and idles in front of me!
8:18 NS 5229 blasts off towards Alton!
9:30 Pacing NS 5229 North on Missouri Avenue as it heads up the Alton District.
10:07 NS 5229 North past Chain of Rocks Road
13:16 Train 4: PHRR Job (1), Port Harbor Railroad
PHRR 2758 SD40-2 (America's Central Port)
*Note the CNW gong bell in action!
14:22 RRC 9335 (Conrail) and PHRR 8955 (First Responders) parked
14:41 Train 5: PHRR Job (2), Port Harbor Railroad
RRC 2064 GP40 (Illinois Terminal) NC P3
15:54 Train 6: PHRR Job (3), Port Harbor Railroad
PHRR 5730 SD40-2 (Veterans)
Kirkwood, MO
UP Jefferson City Sub
16:04 Train 7: EB UP CNRIM
UP 5832 C44ACM (Mini Flags)
UP 9072 SD70AH (Flags)
UP 2598 ET44AH (Flags) DPU
19:12 Train 8: EB UP MFXAS
UP 6255 AC44CW (Flags)
UP 5853 C44ACM (Mini Flags)
6-21-24
Granite City, IL, Venice, IL, and Madison, IL
20:41 Train 9: SB UP ZG4MQ, UP Springfield Sub
UP 5953 C44ACM (Mini Flags) RL K3HA
UP 7737 ES44AC (Flags)
UP 8336 SD70ACe (Wings) DPU
UP 6790 AC44CW (Flags) DPU
21:31 Train 10: TRRA T200, TRRA Merchants Sub
NS 1119 SD70ACe (Horsehead)
NS 7609 ES40DC (Horsehead)
21:49 AMTK 301 flies by
22:06 Train 11: TRRA Trimmer, TRRA Eads Sub
TRRA 308 Road Slug (TRRA) K3LA
TRRA 3008 GP40-3 (TRRA)
22:37 Train 12: TRRA Hump Job, TRRA Madison Yard
TRRA 3002 SD40-3 (TRRA)
TRRA 3006 SD40-3 (TRRA)
23:10 Train 13: TRRA T101, TRRA Merchants Sub, entering Madison Yard
TRRA 4002 SD60I (TRRA)
TRRA 4001 SD60I (TRRA)
25:27 TRRA T101 meets the Hump Job!
29:58 TRRA GP40-3 3007 off to the side
30:36 Train 14: NB UP MASYCX, ALS Mainline, Double Track Jct (Bend Road)
UP 8745 SD70ACe (Flags) RL K5LLA
UP 8833 SD70AH (Flags)
33:41 Train 15: SB NS DA05, NS V&C Belt District, Big Bend, Venice, IL
NS 6418 SD40-3 (Horsehead) RL K5LA
34:23 Train 16: NB ALS TRRA Transfer, TRRA Illinois Transfer Sub, Bend Road, Madison, IL
ALS 2204 SD60 (A&S) NF2 K3HA
UP 2235 SD60 (Letters)
36:45 ALS 2204 meets TRRA 308!
36:57 Train 17: NB CN M39671, CN Champaign Sub, Effingham, IL
CN 8884 SD70M-2 (Website) NF K3L
CN 2653 C44-9W (Website)