T.G.'s Photography Blog

AMTK 186 - Maplewood, MO With three  Superliner cars  in tow, AMTK 186 and another Amtrak locomotive lead Amtrak's Ann Rutledge west on Union Pacific's Jefferson City Subdivision. In the distance, a DPU on an eastbound coal train is splitting the signals that guard the crossovers at  Control Point D007 , which are just to the east of Canterbury Avenue. These days, Amtrak trains that run between St. Louis, Missouri, and Kansas City, Missouri, are called the Missouri River Runner trains. The Ann Rutledge originally ran between Chicago, Illinois, St. Louis, Missouri, and Kansas City, Missouri. Amtrak trains running between Chicago and St. Louis are now known as Lincoln Service trains. Photo taken: February 27, 2006. Maplewood, Missouri.

GOT 233 and GOT 557 at Toronto, ON In this image, during the afternoon rush hour, GO Transit (GOT) 233, a cab control car, is bringing up the rear of an east bound commuter train that is heading toward Toronto Union Station , on the Union Station Rail Corridor . Meanwhile, GO Transit (GOT) 557 and its train were stopped and waiting to head east into Toronto Union Station. In the background is Rogers Centre, home to the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team. The Union Station Rail Corridor (USRC) is a busy rail line that stretches to the east and west of Toronto Union Station. The USRC runs, approximately, between the Don River, to the east of union station, and Bathurst Street, to the west of Union Station. September 16, 2015. Toronto, Ontario.

A BNSF train, led by BNSF 4417 and BNSF 801, passes a parked Union Pacific coal train, with UP 8024 on the end, on the TRRA's Merchants Subdivision at Compton Avenue. The BNSF train was heading west toward Grand Interlocking (just to the west of this location) where it would get back onto the BNSF Hannibal Subdivision, before heading to BNSF's Lindenwood Yard. Once at Lindenwood Yard, the BNSF train would either continue on west on BNSF's Cuba Subdivision or south on BNSF's River Subdivision. UP 8024 is the distributed power unit (DPU) on this coal train. Photo taken: June 12, 2007. St. Louis, Missouri.

BNSF 847 leads train out of the "Goose Neck" in the West Bottoms area, as another train takes the interchange track to Union Pacific's KC Metro Subdivision. Photo taken: May 31, 2006. Kansas City, MO.

November 12, 2005. Chalfin Bridge, Illinois. A tanker train hauling chemicals rolls north on the Union Pacific's Chester Subdivision, while the headlight of a southbound double-stack train can be seen in the distance. Photo © Tom Gatermann.

August 14, 2008. Hinsdale, Illinois. This view is looking east down the BNSF's Chicago Subdivision, through the signal bridge at the Metra Highlands Station. In the distance three sets of head lights can be seen on approaching Metra Commuter trains, as well as part of the signal bridge at Western Springs, IL. To the left the top of the Western Springs Water Tower can be seen, and even further away is the Sear's Tower. Photo © Tom Gatermann.

August 21, 2005. Hershey, Nebraska. Union Pacific 6489 and Union Pacific 6766 lead their respective trains east near Hershey, NE. The next stop for both trains is Union Pacific's Bailey Yard, in North Platte, NE. The mainline from just west of Hershey to Bailey Yard is quadrupedal tracked, for about 9 miles. Photo © Tom Gatermann

August 20, 2005. Elm Creek, Nebraska. Three Union Pacific trains are seen here rolling across the Kearny Subdivision.Two trains are heading west, while another, a loaded coal train, rolls east. The Kearny Subdivision is a triple track main line from Gibbon, Nebraska to North Platte, Nebraksa. Photo © Tom Gatermann.

CSX 3095 and CSX 7371 - Springfield, TN CSX 3095 leads a southbound coal train past CSX 7371, at Control Point Courtland on the CSX Henderson Subdivision. Both trains had been waiting here at Springfield, Tennessee , for clearance to proceed south toward Nashville, Tennessee. January 25, 2016. Springfield, Tennessee. Photo © Tom Gatermann. All rights reserved.

KCS 2016 - UP KC Metro Subdivision Kansas City Southern 2016 (a GE AC44CW) leads a train of covered hoppers west on Union Pacific's KC Metro Subdivision , as a BNSF freight train rolls across the southern approach to the Hannibal Bridge . In the background is the ASB (Amour-Swift-Burlington) Bridge which is also a railroad bridge. Both the Hannibal Bridge and the ASB Bridge cross over the Missouri River between Kansas City, Missouri, and North Kansas City, Missouri. Both bridges are owned by the BNSF Railway. The ASB Bridge is a lift-span bridge, while the Hannibal Bridge is a swing-span bridge. Photo taken: May 26, 2004. Kansas City, Missouri.

UP 8183 - Menard Junction - Chester, IL A train hauling automobile frames rolls south on track one of the Union Pacific's Chester Subdivision, while a coal train lead by Union Pacific 8183 pulls up to wait on track two at Menard Junction. After the train with the automobile frames cleared the junction, UP 8183 got the green signal to proceed south. Menard Junction Menard Junction (milepost 61.0) can be a bottle neck at times because heading south from the junction, the Union Pacific Chester Subdivision goes from two main tracks to one main track. South of Menard Junction the line alternates between one and two main tracks the rest of the way to Charleston Junction (milepost 171.9) in Dexter, Missouri. North of the junction, for sixty-one miles, between Menard Junction and Valley Junction (milepost 0.0), in East St. Louis, Illinois, the Chester Subdivision has two main tracks. Photograph taken: February 5, 2005, at Chester, Illinois.

UP 8183 - Passing coal trains - Maeystown, IL In the distance Union Pacific 8183 leads a southbound loaded coal train past a northbound empty coal train on the UP's Chester Subdivision, Valmeyer, Illinois, and Chalfin Bridge, Illinois. This shot was taken at about mile post 26 on the Chester Subdivision, at KK Road .  Chester Subdivision The Chester Subdivision starts to the north on the southern edge of Valley Junction (milepost 0.0) in East St. Louis, Illinois. The subdivision heads south through southern Illinois, staying fairly close to the Mississippi River, until it gets to the town of Thebes, Illinois. At Thebes the Chester Subdivision crosses over the Mississippi River, on a bridge referred to by the railroad as SIMBCO (milepost 119.7), into the state of Missouri, and heads toward Dexter, Missouri. At Dexter, the subdivision ends at Charleston Junction, milepost 171.9.  Popeye On a side note, the subdivision is named after the town of Chester, Illinois (...

Y696 and UP 7240 next to the Dupo Yard tower - Dupo, IL. Union Pacific (UP) Y696 works a switch job in UP's Dupo Yard in January 2005. In the distance is UP 7240, on the point of a southbound train that was being re-crewed. Once the train has a new crew it will head south on UP's Chester Subdivision. Dupo Yard is Union Pacific's intermodal facility for the St. Louis area. Photograph taken: January 9, 2005, at Dupo, Illinois.

UP 9101 and UP 9513 - Chester Sub - Columbia, IL Union Pacific 9101 leads a light engine movement past Union Pacific 9513 at Bottom Road on the UP's Chester Subdivision. UP 9513 and its train had just come to a stop when UP 9101 came sneaking north along side. Photograph taken: January 9, 2005, at Columbia, Illinois.

UP 7261 - Brady, NE Seen here is UP 7261 leading a manifest freight train west on Union Pacific's Kearney Subdivision, past two other trains, as the day begins to fade out. The train is heading toward Union Pacific's Bailey Yard in North Platte, Nebraska, which is about 20 miles further west of this location. At Bailey Yard, the train will either be reclassified into other trains, or it will continue on west from North Platte.  The Kearny Subdivision runs between Grand Island, Nebraska, to North Platte, Nebraska, and it is part of Union Pacific's Overland Route. Between Gibbon, Nebraska, which is about 30 miles west of Grand Island, and North Platte, the line has three main tracks. At Gibbon, the Marysville Subdivision connects with the Kearney Subdivision. Photograph taken: Brady, Nebraska, on August 20, 2005.

UP 6445, UP 6565 meet UP 6589 - St. Louis, MO Union Pacific  6445 and Union Pacific 6565 roll east on the Jefferson City Subdivision at Chouteau Avenue , as Union Pacific 6589 leads an empty coal train west. This location is about half a mile west from Grand Interlocking. Photograph taken: June 26, 2005, at St. Louis, Missouri.