An empty rock train bound for Iron Mountain, MO, races down the UP River Sub east of KC. The train is made up of short interesting gons. Here the train passes a small elevator complex a mile east ... (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)

Rather rare a S-CHIMEM rolls west down the Hannibal Sub on the outskirts of Elsberry Mo.

Rather rare a S-CHIMEM rolls west down the Hannibal Sub near Foley Mo.

One of the BNSF 25th Anniversary locomotives takes the main at Machens, Missouri, while a track inspector sits in the siding. You could tell from a long way off that this was a special locomotive... (more)

Northbound Z train at Turners.

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)