Wearing the "Dark Eagle" blue (or "Jenks Blue") paint scheme is Missouri Pacific GP38-2 #2057. Rail fan Larry R. Stiles took this color slide of the loco while it sat in the Salem, IL yard.

Here is a front view of Missouri Pacific GP38-2 #2057 in the "Dark Eagle Jenks blue" paint scheme with the "screaming eagle" logo under the cab window. Rail fan Larry R. Stiles took this color slide which is now part of my rr collection.

High overhead on thge Muny Bridge in St Louis, MO is Missouri Paciifc GP38-2 #2119 with the "Dupo transfer" train running between Dupo, IL and St Louis. Rail fan Larry R. Stiles took this shot which is now part of my rr collection.

Here is a distant shot of Missouri Pacific GP38-2 #2119 heading up the "Dupo transfer" train from St Louis, MO to Dupo, IL on the Muny Bridge in St Louis, MO. Rail fan Larry R. Stiles took this color slide which is now in my rr collection.

Sitting in the St Louis yard is Missouri Pacific GP38-2 #2119 in the "Dark Eagle Jenks" blue paint with a faded "buzz saw" logo under the cab window. Rail fan Larry R. Stiles caught up with this loco while it sat in the St Louis yard. This loco was used often in the "Dupo Transfer" run between St Louis & Dupo, IL. The slide is now part of my rr colleciton.

Parked in the St Louis yard is Missouri Pacific GP38-2 #2127 photographed by rail fan Larry R. Stiles. The loco was wearing the "Dark Eagle Jenks' blue with a faded "buzz saw" logo under the cab window which would last until the UP version of yellow and gray came in for the GP38-2's.

Rail fan Larry R. Stiles caught a view of the front end of MP GP38-2 #2127 with the white stripes on the "Dark Eagle Jenks" blue paint. The faded "buzz saw" logo under the cab window is barely readable even up close. The loco would eventually get the UP yellow/gray paint fairly soon.

Still looking fairly sharp in the "Dark Eagle Jenks" blue paint with white nose stripes and the screaming eagle loco under the cab window is Missouri Pacific GP38-2 #2157 caught by rail fan Larry R. Stiles in this color slide. It would eventually be repainted in the UP yellow & gray scheme as UP absorbed the MP into its roster.

Nice action shot of MP GP38-2 #2189 in the lead with MP 4641 trailing as they pull a freight near Webster Groves, MO. Rail fan Larry R. Stiles took this color slide which is now part of my rr collection.

Nice comparison of the older "Dark Eagle Jenks" blue paint scheme on MP GP38-2 #2237 loco compared to the newer UP-based Armour yellow and gray scheme on the locos behind while all three were parked in the Chouteau Shops area in St Louis, MO. Rail fan Larry R. Stiles caught the comparison shot which is now in my rr collection.

Nice roster shot of MP GP38-2 #2279 still wearing the "Dark Eagle Jenks" blue paint scheme with a clear "screaming eagle" logo on the cab window. Rail fan Larry R. Stiles photographeed this before the loco would succomb to the newer UP-based Armour yellow and gray paint scheme. The color slide is now part of my rr colleciton.

The pair of MP locos were caught by rail fan Larry R. Stiles while they sat in the MP yard. I believe it was the 12th Street yard near the Gateway Arch which can be seen in the background. The slide is now part of my rr colleciton.

Nice roster shot by rail fan Larry R. Stiles of Missouri Pacific GP38-2 #2318 stil wearing the "Dark Eagle Jenks" blue with the "screaming eagle" log on the cab. This would all disappear when the UP-based Armour yellow & gray paint scheme was applied later. The color slide is now in my rr collection.

Nice roster shot of former Monon Alco C420 #517 now wearing the Indiana Hi-Rail #1334. Inbetween, the loco also wore the L&N number 1334. Eventually the loco would be formally renumbered IHRC #334. The Indiana Hi-Rail Corporation only lasted from 1981 to 1998 before declaring bankruptcy. No photographer was listed for this color slide which is now part of my rr collection. As a Hoosier, I'm always glad to post an Indiana-related rr photo and it can't be much better than this since it includes a nod to my Hoosier Monon RR!

Fairly nice roster shot of Cedar Rapids & iowa City SW1200 #99 while it was working the Mt Vernon, IL, yard. The "Dark Eagle Jenks" blue is a tip that the loco was a former Missouri Pacific switcher #1146 and built in April of 1966. Unfortunately, no photographer was listed for the color slide which is now part of my rr colleciton.

Visible through the easement brush is Gulf, Mobile & Ohio SD40 #910 wearing the iconic "Big Red" paint scheme with the winged G&M logo. Hoosier rail fan Mark Stanek took this photo of the GMO loco as it passed through Harvey, IL. The photo is now part of my rr collection.

This rare photo of Indiana-Michigan Electric Co GE 100ton #3 industrial center cab switcher was taken by rail fan Thomas Larson Jr and in now part of my collection. The Indiana & Michigan Electric Company (a subsidiary of American Electric Power) operated a GE 100-ton center-cab switcher, numbered #3. Built by General Electric in October 1973 (builder number 38952), this diesel-electric standard gauge, twin-engine industrial switcher was designed for heavy switching duties at power plants or industrial facilities.

Quebec North Shore and Labrador (QNS&L) SD40 #206 was an EMD-built locomotive that operated for the QNS&L railway in Canada, later becoming Canadian Pacific (CP) unit #5402. It was part of the heavy-duty, orange and yellow fleet used for hauling iron ore from Labrador City/Schefferville to Sept-Îles. By the mid-1970s, QNS&L began acquiring newer SD40-2 models, and many older units were eventually sold or retired. CP Rail purchased many of these secondhand units (including #206, renumbered CP 5402) to bolster its own heavy freight operations during periods of high demand. CP #5402 was then sold to Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern as their #6085. No exact location, date or photographer was given for the color slide which is now part of my rr collection.

A few switchers from Respondek Rail Corporation and the Port Harbor sit across from the St. Louis Arch in Granite City.

A few switchers from Respondek Rail Corporation and the Port Harbor sit across from the St. Louis Arch in Granite City.

A few switchers from Respondek Rail Corporation and the Port Harbor sit across from the St. Louis Arch in Granite City.

A few switchers from Respondek Rail Corporation and the Port Harbor sit across from the St. Louis Arch in Granite City.

Prairie Rail Leasing 3001 sits awaiting a crew at the yard in Madison.

We drove underneath this BNSF freight while heading down to St. Louis.

The MNPPC-05 westbound on the Sidney Sub.

The Sidney Sub local LFA51W-05 westbound on Main 2.