Near MP 369 on the Marceline Sub, the railroad crosses the Grand River on this fairly new bridge that was replaced in 2019. Here we have the hotshot Z-train from Logistic Park Kansas to Willow Sp... (more)

Westbound NS train #115 races west on main #3 a few minutes after sunrise. Between WB Jct and CA Jct the NS and BNSF use joint trackage on the Marceline Sub. Between Hardin and WB Jct there is 3 m... (more)

End of an era...the ex-Santa Fe signals have finally fallen at the end of 2019.There was a few signal bridges along the Marceline Sub that missed the 1st couple rounds of signal upgrades for the P... (more)

A trackage rights UP Z-train out of Global 4 hammers west on the BNSF Marceline Sub at sunset. Leading today's train is somewhat rare Tier 4. Haven't seen many of these units lead in my travels! T... (more)

Trackage rights UP train from City of Industry, CA, to Global 4, IL, rumbles east on the BNSF Marceline Sub. The train has just knocked down the west end of Baring in northern Missouri. This train... (more)

A Northtown-Kick (KC) drops downgrade into the Des Moines River Valley on the Marceline Sub. The train is about a mile from crossing into Missouri from Iowa, and crossed the last crossing in Iowa ... (more)

The hot Willow Springs to San Bernardino Z-train has clear signals now at West Baring to do some running. This week the Marceline Sub has been a hot mess in the afternoons after a tie gang clears ... (more)

Near MP 369 the Marceline Sub crosses the Grand River on this impressive bridge that was replaced in 2019. Here we have a hot LA to Willow Springs Z-train blazing a trail behind another Z and ahea... (more)

At 5:30pm 8 westbound trains were west of Ft. Madison on the Marceline Sub. 3 of them were Z-trains that needed to be sorted out. The dispatcher also had a tie gang just clearing up at La Plata an... (more)

At 5:30pm 8 westbound trains were west of Ft. Madison on the Marceline Sub. 3 of them were Z-trains that needed to be sorted out. The dispatcher also had a tie gang just clearing up at La Plata an... (more)

The coaling tower at Marceline still stands the test of time, but rumors fly again about it's fate in November. The round cement part was used to hold sand. Cars of sand or coal would be spotted i... (more)

The coaling tower at Marceline still stands the test of time, but rumors fly again about it's fate in November. The round cement part was used to hold sand. Cars of sand or coal would be spotted i... (more)

The Santa Fe built into Marceline around 1887. The name Marceline came at the request of a director of the new railway whose wife had the Spanish name of “Marcelina.” This depot was built in 1... (more)

The Santa Fe built into Marceline around 1887. Marceline, came at the request of a director of the new railway whose wife had the Spanish name of “Marcelina.” This depot was built in 1913, and... (more)

An empty sweet brand train rolls east on the Marceline Sub. The train passes the sleepy town of Baring. The train is bound for Eddyville, IA, on the Ottumwa Sub. The old elevator at Baring has see... (more)