T.G.'s Photography Blog

Norfolk Southern (NS) 9599, Norfolk Southern 8450, and two other unknown locomotives, lead a train east along Switzer Avenue in St. Louis, Missouri. The train is rounding the curve at milepost 8 on the Norfolk Southern's St. Louis District. Soon, the train will be entering  Luther Yard  after having made the trek from Moberly, Missouri, where the St. Louis District meets up with the Norfolk Southern's Hannibal District and  Kansas City District . NS 9599 and NS 8450 - St. Louis, MO NS 9599 and NS 8450 NS 9599 is a model C44-9W (Dash 9-44CW), and was built by General Electric.  NS 8450 is ex-Conrail locomotive CR 757, according to RR Picture Archives. It is a model C40-8W, and was built by General Electric for Conrail in 1994. Since the time that this photograph was taken, NS 8450 has been repainted into Norfolk Southern's Thoroughbred paint scheme, which is the paint scheme that NS 8450 is painted in. NS St. Louis District The St. Louis District runs betwe...

BNSF 5115 - Luther Yard - St. Louis, MO BNSF 5115 is seen here on the point of a Norfolk Southern stack train that is leaving Norfolk Southern's Luther Yard in North St. Louis. The train is nearing Adelaide Avenue, heading south toward May Street Interlocking where it will get onto the TRRA Merchants Bridge . BNSF 5115 and its train will use the bridge to cross over the Mississippi River into the state of Illinois. Once in Illinois the train will use TRRA tracks to gain access to either the NS' Brooklyn District or the NS' Southern West District. Photo taken: St. Louis, Missouri. December 29, 2004.