The UP only runs a pair of trains over the trackage rights agreement they have with BNSF. These trains run in and out of G4 and operate over the BNSF Transcon towards KC. Usually, the westbound is... (more)
Spent a beautiful morning along the Marceline Sub at the Des Moines River Bridge back in October. I know it's the Transcon, but we had a blast enjoying the nice October day. Surprisingly, the BNSF... (more)
A Pekin empty works back to the PRB on the BNSF Ottumwa Sub. The train passes this old elevator at Chillicothe in southern Iowa about 8 miles west of Ottumwa. The Des Moines River is in the backgr... (more)
A trio of P42s round the curve west of Melrose on the Ottumwa Sub. I believe the train had 3 motors due to one of the Ski Train units being changed out for the 174 that would lead a government aff... (more)
The mine at Minorca isn't as busy as the other 2 mines on the Range, but trains still come and go daily from this plant. A trio of C40's chug along as they pull a train of empties from Two Harbors... (more)