T.G.'s Photography Blog

NS 6783 (ex-Conrail) nearing Hole in the Wall on the Springfield Subdivision . Here, Norfolk Southern (NS) 6783, a former Conrail (external link) locomotive, leads a manifest freight train south on the joint trackage next to the north approach. The train will take the switch just ahead of it, go to its left, and pass through Hole in the Wall. Hole in the Wall is the name given to a pass through on the joint Union Pacific (UP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) trackage in East St. Louis that passes under the TRRA's north approach to the MacArthur Bridge. The UP and KCS share trackage between Valley Junction , located in East St. Louis, Illinois, and Godfrey, Illinois, to the north of here. The grain cars to the left of the photograph are on a track that serves a facility along the East St. Louis riverfront. NS 6783 (ex-Conrail) is exiting Hole in the Wall. NS 6783 is now coming out from under the north approach to the MacArthur Bridge, through "Hole In The Wa...

Union Pacific 5561 waits on UP's Springfield Subdivision , near S. 19th Street, with the Gateway Arch in the background. The train was waiting for clearance to proceed east to Valley Junction , where it would take an interchange track and roll onto the Union Pacific's Chester Subdivision to head south.Valley Junction is a major junction in the St. Louis area. Photo taken: November 3, 2006. East St. Louis, Illinois.

AMTK 159 - Amtrak Lincoln Service Train An Amtrak Lincoln Service train, lead by Lead by AMTK 159, is see here rolling south on Union Pacific's Springfield Subdivision , along side North Market Street. The second car on the train is Amtrak's only full length dome car. Photograph taken: November 25, 2011, at Brighton, Illinois.