An ETRX Coal Empty heading north past the Stockstill Park crossing.

A pair of Dash 9s leading a 500 axle manifest past Jakes Pond at Apex, Missouri. The fall colors seem to be at their peak right now.

A Global 4 to City of Industries, CA, hot Z-train crosses over at Ethel around couple slow pokes as they work west on the Marceline Sub. A crazy April snow storm has coated everything, I cant even... (more)

Bnsf 5624 takes a load of Ethanol west at Old Monroe Mo.

The BNSF Marceline Sub is a subdivision of 2 different topographies. From Fort Madison to Marceline the railroad twist and turns as it goes up and down over numerous valleys and dips thru northern... (more)

The coaling tower at Marceline stood the test of time back in late 2021, but the rumors would come true in November. The coaling tower was leveled and another part of history was taken off the map... (more)

The coaling tower at Marceline stood the test of time back in late 2021, but the rumors would come true in November. The coaling tower was leveled and another part of history was taken off the map... (more)

One of the odd ball trains to transverse the Transcon main is these Eddyville, IA, Cargill sweet bran trains. The train are mainly madeup of retrofitted aluminum coal cars with covers on them. The... (more)

The westbound Willow Springs to San Bernardino Z-train has some room to roam now. The dispatcher has them and the UP G4 Z-train over to main # 2 here at Ethel to round up 2 slower trains before Ma... (more)

April doesn't normally mean snow showers. An unusual wet heavy mid-April snow storm yesterday evening has everything covered in slush and snow this morning. That doesn't stop the endless container... (more)

Pair of old dash 9's are working hard to get back up to speed and pull the grade thru West Ethel. The sand train ahead of them had to slow up for a train in emergency. The snow is falling pretty h... (more)

A C44-9W leads a lengthy freight through some nice fall colors.

Bnsf 3767 leads the H-NTWMEM west out of Old Monroe Mo.

UP M-NLAS (North Little Rock, AR to Alton & Southern in East St. Louis, MO) passes the last set of active searchlights along the UP Chester Subdivision in Scott City, MO. The searchlights have sin... (more)

BNSF AC4400CW 5660 serves as the DPU on a southbound loaded coal train on the BNSF River Subdivision near Hayti, MO.