A BNSF iron ore train rolls through the flat expanse of Northern Missouri prarie land. As seen in this shot, the line has stretches of straight track that can last for miles.
Detour BNSF empty heads north through Valley Jct.
Just after the SB ore train passed, the NB counterpart flies through a rural grade crossing just after sun-down.
Getting ready to cross the Mississippi River
A unit train from Birmingham heads northbound on the Thayer South Sub through Memphis.
