An empty coal train is waiting for a BNSF crew to come get it and start the trip back to Wyoming. The train is parked at the ISU Generating Station loop outside of Chillicothe, IA, in southern Iow... (more)

Even though symbolled a "B" for a baretable, this stack train is full of containers heading west from Memphis. The train rolls thru the CP at ISU Switch on the BNSF Ottumwa Sub enroute t... (more)

Someone at BNSF should be pretty proud they spent some money to get this fancy control point done. Guessing that taxpayers or the utility company (taxpayers again) payed for this setup, sure it wa... (more)

While shooting Amtrak at Chillicothe, we overheard this local having alot of issues on the radio while working Cargill Spur at Eddyville. Sounded like they were having problems pulling the grade o... (more)

A loaded coal train treks across southern Iowa enroute to the West Olive, MI, for Consumers Power. The train is seen here passing the ISU Generating Station west of Chillicothe, IA. The train is o... (more)

A DP unit on a loaded coal train is about to stop due to the traffic jam ahead at Ottumwa due to the crossing accident at Batavia. The train is passing thru the new control point at 2881, ISU Swit... (more)