Bright’s Trains

06/18/2026

Empty Herzog ballast train in Mitchell,IL

06/18/2026

Empty Ballast Train rolling through Mitchell,IL

06/18/2026

Caught that same Ballast Train that was in Mitchell,IL coming through at Biddle Street in downtown STL.

06/16/2026

BNSF Ballast Train backing up after changing tracks in Granite City,IL

06/16/2026

Amtrak Texas Eagle rocking through Granite City,IL at Niedringhaus Ave.

06/15/2026

OMG look at these beauties we just saw at the TRRA Madison yard in Illinois.

06/13/2026

We weren’t expecting to catch NS1230 (Birmingham) unit,but we are glad we did. It’s headed west to Kansas City,Mo.

06/11/2026

My son called me at work today saying he saw UP1995 (C&NW) on the Heritage Units app. He wanted to know if we could possibly try to see it when I got off. I told him, I’ll see when I got off work. This evening around 8:30 he asked again about UP1995,because he saw that it may leave Dupo,IL after 8pm. I go on Live Trains and I see UP1995 on the MacArthur Bridge going into downtown STL. My son said,Mom we got to go lol. I hopped in the car in my PJ’s and we got to Macklind Ave in St.Louis just in time. The look of satisfaction on my son’s face makes my day.

06/09/2026

06/08/2026

Anyone know what’s going on over by the TRRA Madison Yard in IL?