GE's run elephant style westbound into Fort Madison past the old Santa Fe depot. Interesting to see the older BNSF emblem on the point.

Rolling through the classic ATSF signal bridge at Ft. Madison, IA, a quartet of Santa Fe 4-axles make light work of this priority intermodal train heading for Chicago.

ex-Chicago North Western

A remarkable A-A-A-B-A-A-A consist of four-axle Warbonnet motors blasts off after a brief crew change. Power is 507, 563, 552, 341, 546, 544, & 528.

BNSF 4265 and NS 9194 keep each other company in the summer heat.

BNSF 4000 approaches downtown Fort Madison and the Mississippi River with 5 business cars in tow.

ATSF 914 heads up ATSF 897 east as a UP car carrier moves westward. This is just a few miles west of the Mississippi river crossing. This is a busy part of the rail system with tracks heading nor... (more)

Remarks: After clearing the block Amtrak 92 and her consist head toward the east and a Mississippi River crossing. Living out west things such as this are a rare treat.

Can anyone tell me what kind of engine that third unit is?

Eastbound BNSF crossing the Mississippi at Fort Madison

Morning eastbound at milepost 238, west of Ft. Madison, Iowa