Taken during the "unofficial" La Plata (MO) Rail Days early on June 24th, this shows a meet between an eastbound H train -- a priority manifest -- and a fast-running Z train -- highest priority "UPS less-than-truckload" intermodal -- captured at the Amtrak station platform. Note the engineers of both trains dimming their headlights as they approach the other train around the curve to the east under the Lester Dent Memorial Bridge. (Dent, a La Plata native, wrote the Doc Savage series of novels.)

Virtual Railfan -- www.virtualrailfan.com -- has three popular cameras at La Plata and over 100 across North America. I am honored to be a live-chat moderator on YouTube for their live feeds.
The RR lookout and the railpark at La Plata are courtesy of The American Passenger Rail Heritage Foundation (APRHF), at www.aprhf.org, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
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