Norborne is located on the busy joint trackage between the NS and the BNSF between WB Junction and CA Junction on the BNSF Marceline Sub. There is alot of neat things to look at from the air in th... (more)

An empty sand train rumbles east on main #2 at Norborne on the Marceline Sub. The train just meet a westbound Q-train who disappears to the west. Norborne is located on the busy joint trackage wit... (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 ... (more)

Amtrak is like alot of businesses in America right now struggling to keep going. The evidence is seen here as the Southwest Chief has a tiny 5 cars train on their trek from LA to Chicago. Here the... (more)

An empty oil train bound for the CP at Noyes, MN, rolls pass the retired ex-Santa Fe signal bridge west of Fort Madison. This bridge and the one at New Boston were 2 signal bridges in this area th... (more)

A pair of westbound Z-trains begin the trek of chasing each other across the Marceline Sub at sunrise. Here the 2nd westbound, a Stockton Z-train, rumbles past the retired ex-Santa Fe signal bridg... (more)

A pair of westbound Z-trains begin the trek of chasing each other across the Marceline Sub at sunrise. Here the 1st westbound, a North Bay Z-train, rumbles past MP 241, west of Fort Madison right ... (more)

Loaded DDG grain train probably from the IAIS at Silvis, bound for Eagle Pass, TX, drop downgrade pass MP 336 on the Marceline Sub. The train ducks under one of the few remaining signal bridges le... (more)

Hotshot Willow Springs to San Bernardino Z rolls hard towards KC on the Marceline Sub. Here the train passes one of the few remaining ex-Santa Fe signal bridges left on the Marceline near Floyd at... (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)

The coaling tower at Marceline still stands the test of time. I didn't find a build date for this tower, but did find that the round cement part was used to hold sand. Cars of sand or coal would b... (more)

A baretable train from Phoenix to Logistics Park is passing the ex-Santa Fe depot in Carrollton on the Marceline Sub. Even though the train has a "B" symbol, the train really madeup of a... (more)

The bridge at Sibley on the BNSF Marceline is an impressive bridge from the air. This 4100 foot and 90 feet high bridge over the Missouri River was built in 1915. It is one of the few places were... (more)

The bridge at Sibley on the BNSF Marceline Sub is an impressive bridge from the air. This 4100 foot and 90 feet high bridge over the Missouri River was built in 1915. It is one of the few places w... (more)

TThe coaling tower at Marceline still stands the test of time. I didn't find a build date for this tower, but did find that the round cement part was used to hold sand. Cars of sand or coal would ... (more)