A tired old dash 8 pounds along climbing the grade out of the Des Moines River Valley on the BNSF Marceline Sub. The train is about to the top at Revere and will pickup alittle speed, trying hard ... (more)

A Galesburg to Kansas City freight lumbers along thru the northern Missouri countryside. The train is working west on the BNSF Marceline Sub. A pair of KCS motors were a neat treat for us on a nor... (more)

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)

The Southwest Chief rolls along authorized for 90 mph across most of the Marceline Sub. The train will have to slow to 50 mph for the curves down into the Des Moines River Valley here in a few mil... (more)

Amtrak #4 makes their way into Iowa as they cross the Des Moines River. The Chief has less than 20 miles to the next stop at Ft. Madison, and is making good time from LA with nearly on-time schedu... (more)

Much to the surprise of us, this tank train out of Williams, OK, had some coal train power on it. It's kind of rare for these parts on the Transcon. Here, the train crosses the Des Moines River on... (more)

ATSF 5003, an SD40u, leads an eastbound through Camden, MO with the old magnetic flagman swinging and clanging away.

Slam, bang! A four-pack of warbonnets are in full flight as yet another intermodal hotshot sails through rural Camden, MO on a June morn. The old wig-wag crossing signal here would have been clang... (more)

The endless parade of containers on the Transcon that head to the west coast. Not in an fast efficient manner, but in a slow and steady pace. A massive 2x4 stacker roars west on the Marceline Sub ... (more)

Eastbound City of Industry, CA, to Global 4, IL, Z-train rumbles out of Ethel. The train is working over the BNSF Marceline Sub between Kansas City to Fort Madison. The UP runs a few trains over t... (more)

After a short stop at West Ethel due to an UDE, this KC to Belt Railway freight train is back on the move on the Marceline Sub. The train is working east in northern Missouri bound for Chicago. I ... (more)

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)

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)