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4/25/2025
 
 
 
 
  Viewing the last 200 photos I selected as my favorite Pictures.
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1st successful pan shot
Title:  1st successful pan shot
Description:  WB Stack lead by a C40-8
Photo Date:  5/23/2015  Upload Date: 5/29/2015 10:39:20 PM
Location:  Fostoria, OH
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 7526(C40-8)
Views:  458   Comments: 1
Departing
Title:  Departing
Description:  LSE56 / SPASL09 departs the the Museum at 11:00 AM, with GMTX 2100 on the point
Photo Date:  5/9/2015  Upload Date: 5/10/2015 11:38:31 PM
Location:  Kirkwood, MO
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  GMTX 2100(GP38-2) UP 1475(GP40M-2) NS 3068(GP40-2) NW 2156(2-8-8-2)
Views:  1224   Comments: 2
BNSF 7975
Title:  BNSF 7975
Description:  WB Rack Train
Photo Date:  4/23/2015  Upload Date: 4/24/2015 11:06:48 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7975(ES44C4)
Views:  670   Comments: 3
BNSF 785
Title:  BNSF 785
Description:  WB Oil Can
Photo Date:  4/23/2015  Upload Date: 4/24/2015 11:11:37 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 785(C44-9W)
Views:  494   Comments: 2
UP 4263
Title:  UP 4263
Description:  WB Intermodal
Photo Date:  4/23/2015  Upload Date: 4/24/2015 11:18:23 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  UP 4263(SD70M)
Views:  1755   Comments: 7
CSX 5324
Title:  CSX 5324
Description:  Rolling past my car at the North end of Street running.
Photo Date:  11/19/2013  Upload Date: 11/21/2013 11:22:07 AM
Location:  La Grange, KY
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 5323(ES44DC)
Views:  885   Comments: 2
ISRR 3388
Title:  ISRR 3388
Description:  Loading at Somerville Central mine with a train for The Petersburg power plant
Photo Date:  11/19/2013  Upload Date: 11/21/2013 11:13:53 AM
Location:  Somerville, IN
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ISRR 3388(SD40-2)
Views:  682   Comments: 5
Surreal
Title:  Surreal
Description:  ASFX 9G11
Photo Date:  6/30/2013  Upload Date: 6/30/2013 2:19:33 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ASFX 9G11(65Tonner )
Views:  558   Comments: 1
UP 7440
Title:  UP 7440
Description:  Bunkum Road
Photo Date:  10/11/2012  Upload Date: 6/18/2013 8:23:20 PM
Location:  Washington Park, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 7440(ES44AC)
Views:  547   Comments: 0
Santa Fe 343L
Title:  Santa Fe 343L
Description:  In the very rare "Blue Bonnet" Scheme
Photo Date:  6/1/1977  Upload Date: 5/11/2013 8:17:52 PM
Location:  Kansas City, KS
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  ATSF 343L(F7A)
Views:  1370   Comments: 1
UP 6742
Title:  UP 6742
Description:  Streaking past in the dark.
Photo Date:  9/29/2012  Upload Date: 10/9/2012 9:42:01 PM
Location:  Kirkwood, MO
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories:  Night,Station,Action
Locomotives:  UP 6742(AC44CW)
Views:  599   Comments: 0
BNSF 9999
Title:  BNSF 9999
Description:  Rolling south as a DPU on a coal train
Photo Date:  10/6/2012  Upload Date: 10/9/2012 9:43:07 PM
Location:  Hannibal, MO
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9999(SD70MAC)
Views:  753   Comments: 0
UP 4679
Title:  UP 4679
Description:  South Bound on the A&S Just north of I-64
Photo Date:  10/9/2012  Upload Date: 10/9/2012 9:59:27 PM
Location:  East Saint Louis, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  UP 4697(SD70M) UP 9577(C44-9W)
Views:  801   Comments: 1
Chillin
Title:  Chillin
Description:  Chillin in the Caboose!
Photo Date:  3/9/2011  Upload Date: 3/9/2011 9:23:56 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  469   Comments: 0
NKP 765
Title:  NKP 765
Description:  NKP 765 arrives in Rock Island, IL with lots of smoke
Photo Date:  5/8/2012  Upload Date: 5/8/2012 12:29:33 PM
Location:  Rock Island, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  NKP 765(2-8-4)
Views:  14018   Comments: 2
WAMX 1509
Title:  WAMX 1509
Description:  KCT/WAMX 1509 scurries past Santa Fe Junction Running lught...
Photo Date:  5/5/2012  Upload Date: 5/7/2012 1:48:47 AM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories:  Roster,Track,Action
Locomotives:  WAMX 1509(SW1500)
Views:  690   Comments: 0
KCT Switching Private Cars at Union station
Title:  KCT Switching Private Cars at Union station
Description:  I think this is my best shot from today
Photo Date:  5/4/2012  Upload Date: 5/5/2012 12:16:59 AM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories:  Roster,Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  WAMX 1213(SW1200)
Views:  660   Comments: 0
Alaska in Illinois
Title:  Alaska in Illinois
Description:  3 Former Alaska Railroad GP49's sit at Metro East Industries. These are the most exotic locomotives I have seen at Metro East Industries
Photo Date:  3/9/2011  Upload Date: 3/12/2011 11:36:53 PM
Location:  Alorton, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  ARR 2806(GP49) ARR 2807(GP49) ARR 2803(GP49)
Views:  1329   Comments: 0
CNW 411
Title:  CNW 411
Description:  Looking out from inside the station
Photo Date:  7/14/2010  Upload Date: 3/11/2011 9:35:56 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CNW 411(F7A)
Views:  507   Comments: 0
Tammy checks the train
Title:  Tammy checks the train
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/14/2010  Upload Date: 3/11/2011 12:51:36 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CBQ 9911A(E5A)
Views:  544   Comments: 0
BN 5383 and CBQ 504
Title:  BN 5383 and CBQ 504
Description:  looking out the Cab towards CBQ 504 as it pushes the cabooses towards Spaulding tower
Photo Date:  7/14/2010  Upload Date: 3/11/2011 12:34:00 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 5383(U30C) CBQ 504(SD24)
Views:  827   Comments: 0
UP 5952
Title:  UP 5952
Description:  A loaded coal trains grinds up Kirkwood Hill crossing over Geyer Road, pulverizing sand and traction motors blowing up dust.
Photo Date:  3/9/2011  Upload Date: 3/9/2011 7:49:36 PM
Location:  Kirkwood, MO
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 5952(AC44CWCTE)
Views:  630   Comments: 0
On Guard
Title:  On Guard
Description:  The Metra electric signals at the Homewood Station
Photo Date:  7/1/2010  Upload Date: 3/9/2011 5:37:04 PM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives: 
Views:  401   Comments: 0
BN 5383
Title:  BN 5383
Description:  Engineers view out of BN U30C #5383, and in the hole.
Photo Date:  7/1/2010  Upload Date: 3/9/2011 5:28:22 PM
Location:  Union, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories:  InCab
Locomotives:  BN 5383(U30C)
Views:  559   Comments: 0
FMRC 1702, GNBC 626 and 627
Title:  FMRC 1702, GNBC 626 and 627
Description:  I pulled over my soon to be retired Kenworth W-900 on I-40 to get this picture of three Farmrail/Grainbelt railroad units outside Sayre, OK
Photo Date:  9/17/2008  Upload Date: 9/19/2008 4:05:58 PM
Location:  Sayre, OK
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  FMRC 1702(GP9) GNBC 627(GP38AC) GNBC 626(GP38AC)
Views:  2514   Comments: 12
NS 9697
Title:  NS 9697
Description:  Crossing WABIC Crossing
Photo Date:  2/23/2008  Upload Date: 2/24/2008 2:19:56 AM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9697(C40-9W)
Views:  938   Comments: 2
CSX 6028
Title:  CSX 6028
Description:  Backing into the ADM Mill at WABIC Jct.
Photo Date:  2/23/2008  Upload Date: 2/23/2008 8:46:27 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 6028(GP40-2)
Views:  903   Comments: 1
CSX 2667
Title:  CSX 2667
Description:  The Final Seaboard System painted unit on the CSX Roster, what a chance encounter!
Photo Date:  2/23/2008  Upload Date: 2/23/2008 8:45:51 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 2667(GP38-2)
Views:  887   Comments: 1
CSX 2667
Title:  CSX 2667
Description:  The Final Seaboard System painted unit on the CSX Roster
Photo Date:  2/23/2008  Upload Date: 2/23/2008 8:45:15 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 2667(GP38-2)
Views:  582   Comments: 0
BNSF 6153
Title:  BNSF 6153
Description:  Heading down the Federal District from Alton, this BNSF will soon head across the river
Photo Date:  1/3/2007  Upload Date: 1/27/2008 1:43:36 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 6153(ES44AC)
Views:  787   Comments: 1
NS 6164
Title:  NS 6164
Description:  NS 6164 is heading south towards AO Smith yard along IL Rt. 3. The sun popped out for a few seconds, and with the Rainbow in the background, made this picture a keeper!
Photo Date:  12/28/2007  Upload Date: 12/30/2007 10:03:09 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 6164(SD40-2)
Views:  812   Comments: 2
UP 3134
Title:  UP 3134
Description:  Going by work
Photo Date:  10/20/2007  Upload Date: 10/20/2007 10:48:57 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3134(SD40-2)
Views:  807   Comments: 0
UP 9657
Title:  UP 9657
Description:  Going past my workplace, IVNKC heads north with 2 TFM's trailing, all while meeting a Southbound UP Move
Photo Date:  10/20/2007  Upload Date: 10/20/2007 10:43:55 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 9657(C44-9W) LTEX 3757(SD40-2) CSX 7604(C40-8) TFM 1613(SD70MAC)
Views:  1268   Comments: 0
NS 8312
Title:  NS 8312
Description:  An uncommon former Conrail C40-8 Heads north
Photo Date:  10/20/2007  Upload Date: 10/20/2007 10:43:17 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8312(C40-8)
Views:  700   Comments: 1
RRC 4348
Title:  RRC 4348
Description:  Hyatt Roller Bearing
Photo Date:  10/20/2007  Upload Date: 10/20/2007 10:12:17 PM
Location:  Litchfield, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  RRC 4348(GP7)
Views:  757   Comments: 0
TRRA 1555
Title:  TRRA 1555
Description:  Here is the Fake Terminal 15=5
Photo Date:  10/20/2007  Upload Date: 10/20/2007 8:28:34 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  TRRA 1501(SW1500)
Views:  1266   Comments: 4
UP 6837
Title:  UP 6837
Description:  UP 6837 and a former SP Step-Sister blasts through Herman Missouri wite a Westbound Empty coal train...past a line of Old Glory.
Photo Date:  10/13/2007  Upload Date: 10/20/2007 8:12:49 PM
Location:  Hermann, MO
Author:  Mike Roth
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6837(AC44CW)
Views:  812   Comments: 0
IC 9573
Title:  IC 9573
Description:  Taken from NMD 82 in Decatur, IL
Photo Date:  5/23/2007  Upload Date: 5/23/2007 2:43:46 PM
Location:  Decatur, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 9573(GP38-2) IC 9623(GP38-2)
Views:  1373   Comments: 1
NS MOW
Title:  NS MOW
Description:  Not quite sure what this machine does
Photo Date:  5/23/2007  Upload Date: 5/23/2007 2:43:33 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  495   Comments: 0
NS 6172
Title:  NS 6172
Description:  The Federal puller heads south, nearing Madison yard, its destination
Photo Date:  5/23/2007  Upload Date: 5/23/2007 2:18:05 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 6172(SD40-2)
Views:  810   Comments: 0
NS 9425
Title:  NS 9425
Description:  NS 9425 is stopped just short of the crossing at Hole-in-the-wall.
Photo Date:  5/23/2007  Upload Date: 5/23/2007 2:17:56 PM
Location:  East Saint Louis, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9425(C40-9W)
Views:  812   Comments: 0
Hump Operators
Title:  Hump Operators
Description:  It takes two peole to control the hump. Outside behind the autoracks is the KCS yard. One of the guys was kind enough to give us an ariel photo of the yard from the sky.
Photo Date:  5/19/2007  Upload Date: 5/21/2007 10:11:04 PM
Location:  East Saint Louis, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  463   Comments: 0
Looking west from the 6th floor
Title:  Looking west from the 6th floor
Description:  Looking from the top floor of the North Hump tower towards Downtown St. Louis
Photo Date:  5/19/2007  Upload Date: 5/21/2007 10:11:02 PM
Location:  East Saint Louis, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 3105(SD40-2) UP 9899(SD40-2)
Views:  1331   Comments: 2
DOTX 217
Title:  DOTX 217
Description:  DOTX 217 comes to a stop at WR Tower. Is this a Rail detector car?
Photo Date:  5/17/2007  Upload Date: 5/17/2007 10:51:40 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  505   Comments: 3
KCS 2834
Title:  KCS 2834
Description:  From the truck, Two blasts on my horn earned me two blasts from that sweet sounding 5 chime horn!
Photo Date:  5/5/2007  Upload Date: 5/5/2007 2:56:57 PM
Location:  Roodhouse, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  KCS 2834(GP40-3) KCS 2853(GP40-3)
Views:  1075   Comments: 1
KCS 3167
Title:  KCS 3167
Description:  Three of 8 KCS Tunnel motors sit retired in the East St. Louis Yard
Photo Date:  5/5/2007  Upload Date: 5/5/2007 2:56:53 PM
Location:  East Saint Louis, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  KCS 3167(SD40T-2) KCS 4502(SD45-3) KCS 4501(SD45-3)
Views:  1327   Comments: 0
UP 1988
Title:  UP 1988
Description:  IHOYC waits to enter the yard
Photo Date:  4/29/2007  Upload Date: 4/29/2007 7:31:33 PM
Location:  Dupo, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1988(SD70ACe)
Views:  367   Comments: 0
KCSM 4679
Title:  KCSM 4679
Description:  With 308 (?) past, MKCVN only has to wait for 303 to pass
Photo Date:  4/27/2007  Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:47 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  KCSM 4679(ES44AC) KCS 3997(SD70ACe)
Views:  952   Comments: 0
The socialble hobby!
Title:  The socialble hobby!
Description:  My Tri-pod, Sonny's Ford Extreame, My Ford Escort, Steves Dodge Durango, Nathan, Steve, Sonny, and Rich all make small talk, there were atleast 6 or 7 other people out of view.
Photo Date:  4/27/2007  Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:36 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  KCSM 4679(ES44AC) KCS 3997(SD70ACe)
Views:  900   Comments: 0
KCSM 4679
Title:  KCSM 4679
Description:  The Belles of the Gateway Western bask in the late afternoon sun waiting for Amtrak 303 and 308(?).
Photo Date:  4/27/2007  Upload Date: 4/28/2007 10:19:33 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  KCSM 4679(ES44AC) KCS 3997(SD70ACe)
Views:  943   Comments: 0


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