A pair of CLS trains would meet on the westside of Ottumwa on this fine Sunday evening. Here a loaded CLS crosses the Des Moines River about 4 miles west of Ottumwa with a nice clean ACe on the po... (more)
A 25th anniversary unit leads this empty working west from Galesburg to Lincoln and is about 110 miles from the next crew change point at Creston. Here they cross the Des Moines River about 4 mile... (more)
An empty coal train rumbles across the Des Moines River outside of Ottumwa. The train is working between Galesburg and Creston, the next crew change point. This is the southern Iowa coal route for... (more)
The Des Moines River west of Ottumwa is high and has alot of back waters in this area. This is the DP units on an Ottumwa bound loaded coal train that is setup 2x1x2. This train will turn the corn... (more)
A local resident is enjoying the warm evening doing alittle carp bow fishing along the Des Moines River west of Ottumwa. Last time we were here, we were able to drive to the bridge on this road, b... (more)
The BNSF bridge over the Des Moines River on the Ottumwa Sub was replaced in 2002. The bridge is located 4.5 miles west of Ottumwa. Here an empty coal train out of St. Louis, MO, for Cajun Electri... (more)
A couple older MAC's roll west with an empty coal train about 5 miles west of Ottumwa. The train has slowed to 25 mph for a recent derailment site at MP 286. Looks like 13 cars on a loaded coal tr... (more)
