After a good size wait for the eastbound Amtrak's California Zephyr, coal train is back on the move behind them at CP 3811, east of Afton. This coal train is only 12 miles east of Creston, the las... (more)
The snow really came down this Thursday morning but unfortunately the railroad had to stop for 2 hours while the dispatcher setup a path for Amtrak's eastbound California Zephyr. The BNSF has put ... (more)
The eastbound California Zephyr races east now on main #2 east of Afton. The train ran main #1 out of Creston to get around 2 coal trains waiting at CP 3811. The dispatcher pretty much shut down t... (more)
When KCS got these AC's new in December 1999 they made some trips over the BNSF probably to pay back horse power hours. A pair of them power this loaded coal train towards Galesburg. Seen here in ... (more)
A westbound empty coal train is about 11 miles from Creston. Here the train snakes out of the Grand River Valley in south-central Iowa near Afton. The SD70MAC's have an uncertain future. Early in ... (more)
