I had my drone on my 338 trip for hopes of shooting the CP business train, but a 21:30 arrival in Dubuque ended up not working for my work schedule. Instead I went after the train I just handed of... (more)

The California Zephyr blast east enroute for Chicago. The next stop is at Osceola about 20 miles ahead. They pass the small town of Murray on the BNSF Ottumwa Sub in southern Iowa.

The 4th load of 2022 bound for Rush Tower, MO, rolls pass the BNSF depot in Chariton on the BNSF Ottumwa Sub. The train just got done with some heavy lifting up Whitebreast Hill just west of here,... (more)

The 51st load of 2022 bound for Monroe, MI, for Detroit Edison, rolls thru the town of Chariton in southern Iowa. The train just got done with some heavy lifting up Whitebreast Hill, and now takes... (more)

A loaded coal train works across southern Iowa on the Ottumwa Sub. The train eases thru the town of Chariton at MP 334. Here train passes the Lucas County Veterans Memorial Park. The city has done... (more)

A loaded coal train rolls around the mile long curve near Halpin in southern Iowa. Soon the 3 motors (2x1) will down to their knees as they fight the 1.2% grade into Albia on main #2. There is 3 c... (more)

An empty coal train is waiting for a BNSF crew to come get it and start the trip back to Wyoming. The train is parked at the ISU Generating Station loop outside of Chillicothe, IA, in southern Iow... (more)

A 2x3 DP'd Martin Lake, TX, bound coal train rolls off Rich Mountain as they approach Mena on the Shreveport Sub. The Rich Mountain area on the KCS Shreveport Sub is a well known location. The KCS... (more)

A 2x3 DP'd Martin Lake, TX, bound coal train rolls off Rich Mountain as they approach Mena on the Shreveport Sub. The Rich Mountain area on the KCS Shreveport Sub is a well known location. The KCS... (more)

The Rich Mountain area on the KCS Shreveport Sub is a well known location. The KCS goes up around the Quachita Mountains near the Oklahoma/Arkansas Stateline. Here trains go from 500 feet to the s... (more)

A Memphis to LA Z-train works west on the BNSF Cherokee Sub east of Neosho. The train is playing tag with Shoal Creek as the railroad crosses it many times west of Berwick. A permanent speed restr... (more)

Both these trains are doing the slow rolling meet here at Hanson due to crossings within the siding. There is a northbound empty oil train meeting a southbound freight here at Hanson about 50 mile... (more)

An eastbound Denver to KC auto train highballs east of Hastings. The train is working east from McCook, NE, to the next crew change point at Lincoln, NE. The train has just pulled out of the sidin... (more)

An eastbound Denver to KC auto train rolls thru Minden. The train is working east from McCook, NE, to the next crew change point at Lincoln, NE. The train passes 1 of the many ex-Q depots along th... (more)

An eastbound Denver to KC auto train highballs thru Holdrege. The train is working east from McCook, NE, to the next crew change point at Lincoln, NE. The train passes the restore depot and caboos... (more)