Midweek Photos 1/28/2014 --->

Hey guys. Hear are some photos taken an a dreary day on I-23-15. I hope you all approve.

Today, Missouri Bootheel railroading,

 A northbound UP empty oil can, train ONUEU, rolls across the BNSF diamond at Rockview, MO, just north of the BNSF crew change at Chaffee, MO. The diamond is just below the overpass in the background. The UP Chester Sub host Dexter, MO to Dupo/E. St. Louis trains as well as Dexter to Salem, IL trains. A very busy (18 plus in each direction) line linking Texas and the southwest to Chicago and eastern gateways. The BNSF River Sub runs St. Louis to Memphis, not sure how many trains use that line, maybe 5 or 6 each  way? 

Rockview was the site of a major collision a few years ago when a UP train T-Boned a BNSF train and the wreckage knocked down the overpass. Dan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NS 7691 south, UP train MTTPB, rolls past the MFA elevator at Bernie, MO on UP's Jonesboro Sub. The train is about 10 miles south of the crew change at Dexter, MO, with a fresh crew bound for Pine Bluff, AR. This train is received from the CN/IC up near Salem, IL.

You guessed it PoR, MD.  

 

Here are a few pics taken today at Alyth yard. A new turtable was installed approx 300' south of the original turntable location during steam days.
CPR F units are cold as are numerous SD 4O's

Alyth in 1979:

 

I forget which railway...

 

Rusty

Took this on one of my trips to Weaver a few years ago.

Don

Rusty, Great photos! I never took photos of the roundhouse, I think I was chasing girls at the time.

Al