Unfortunately the CP business train was the hottest thing around midday in Ottumwa, so the BNSF held trains and delayed Amtrak even further on their trek east. Here the California Zephyr gets goin... (more)
With an especially dirty CP AC4400 on the point, a southbound oil train makes its way into the yard in Ottumwa, Iowa where it will take the siding for a crew change and locomotive fueling. The tra... (more)
A combo ballast empty is parked in the siding at Rutledge on the CP Ottumwa Sub. The train will park til a 14:00 crew could take it to Nahant this afternoon. The train will spin power at Fruitland... (more)
A combo ballast empty rolls north on the CP Ottumwa Sub. The train has just crossed the BNSF Ottumwa Sub and now will climb the steep 1.8% grade to Rutledge. This inbound crew is taking this train... (more)
A combo ballast empty rolls north on the CP Ottumwa Sub. The train has just crossed the BNSF Ottumwa Sub and now will climb the steep 1.8% grade to Rutledge. This inbound crew is taking this train... (more)