On June 12th, 2008, floods hit Iowa hard. Here, a maintenance "train" descends into the bottoms of Burlington, Iowa, where the Mississippi River still sits over much of the Burlington riverside y... (more)

High tide at Winslow Junction. The final results of a melting 22 inch snowfall plus a rain storm floods the SRNJ at Winslow.

With the severe flooding in North Dakota, the water in one of the lakes just outside of Sanborn, ND is almost up to the top of the BNSF causeway.

The first westbound in sunlight gets clearance for the BNSF Bridge between Ft. Madison and Niota, IL. It rolls slowly forward past the AT&SF Museum Complex, flooded in Mississippi River water.

Burlington's Depot, which has seen so many trains, some famous, was in no state to take visitors on June 22nd. The water was a foot or two higher, judging by the brown stains. Off screen to the ... (more)

The Hotel Burlington, at one time one of the finest hotels in the midwest (and now affordable senior housing) stands by with basement pumps running. The BNSF Ottumwa Sub was not yet open, but the... (more)

Another sunrise, and still standing in water. The caboose and museum look on forlornly, waiting for BNSF traffic to roll by.

An early sunrise met June 22nd, but the sun didn't find its way out from behind the clouds until about 6:30am. The reverse of June 21st heavy eastbound tide saw westbound after westbound creep st... (more)

AT&SF 2913 is fortunate to have a relatively high spot to sit in Ft. Madison Riverview Park. It's wading, but appeared to be free of real damage. After sunrise on the second longest day of the yea... (more)

In the bright morning sunshine, a BNSF DPU pushes as a grain train gingerly treads the raised roadbed through Mississippi floodwaters. The caboose has water halfway up the wheels, and the depot m... (more)

High tide at Winslow Junction from the weekend storm that hit the east coast.