About an hour after sunrise this high priority train is cruising across northern Missouri at 50 mph headed east to Chicago on the Transcon.

I have been coming to Southern Iowa and Northern Missouri since I was a boy to watch Santa Fe/BNSF trains race across the Marceline Sub. In 2013/2014 things changed as they always do with the rail... (more)

A westbound stack train at 50 mph headed into the late afternoon sun on the Marceline Sub at Medill.

A BNSF power move on the Marceline Sub at West Medill, Missouri.

On a frigid and windy day, an eastbound stack train is waiting for a higher priority train at Medill on the BNSF Marceline Sub. The rolling hills of northern Missouri didn't offer much protection... (more)

A westbound stack train coasts to a stop at West Medill on the Marceline Sub. This train waited about half an hour for a high priority stack train full of UPS containers to pass.

A west bound stacker moves past a dead bare table in the Medill siding on the BNSF Southern Transcon in Missouri. The sun is at its low point and the lighting is incredible.

A westbound Dash 9 in H2 paint passes through West Medill, Missouri.

After waiting on a parade of five eastbound trains to clear a single track work area just west of here, a westbound stack train accelerates through the crossover at East Medill. The new signals f... (more)

This Clovis, NM< to Logistic Park, IL, vehicle train passes thru West Medill. At West Medill the new signals are in and working, and the ex-Santa Fe cantilever signal bridges sit and wait for BNSF... (more)

An era is starting to come to an end on the ex-Santa Fe mainline. With the upgrade to the signal system for upcoming PTC, BNSF has been replacing alot of older signals along their network. Here ex... (more)

A pair of GEVO's shove on the tail end of an eastbound stack train in the small village of Medill, Missouri. Some nice ATSF signals still stand guard here, but probably not for much longer.

Westbound Z-train from Willow Springs, IL, to North Bay, CA, blast thru the small town of Medill as they make their way across northern Missouri. Medill is located at MP 263.0, 30 miles west of Ft... (more)

The old Santa Fe Transcon has always been known for fast trains and cool signal bridges. Well the times are changing with the BNSF. Alot of the trains weren't screaming along like old times this n... (more)

PV's on the back of AMTRAK West bound Chief.