Eastbound Black Thunder Mine, WY, to St. Louis, MO, for Cajun Electric, is seen here passing an empty west of Fairfield. This train will take the Ottumwa Sub to Burlington, IA, then change crews a... (more)
Westbound California Zephry is only a few minutes from the next station stop at Mt. Plesant, IA. 5/6 have been having a very bad week with all the traffic rerouted on the BNSF due to flooding and ... (more)
With record flooding in Minot, ND, BNSF is using the Lincoln/Alliance/Gillette southern route to detour westbound Pacific Northwest trains. Here a Chicago, IL, to Portland, OR, Q-train is detourin... (more)
A westbound empty races west towards the next crew change at Creston, IA, and into a setting sun. This train is 1x2 Dp-ed which is alittle unusual. This train must of changed directions or not wye... (more)
DM&E's eastbound Kansas City, MO, to St. Paul, MN, daily freight train is now on the Ottumwa, IA, to Davenport, IA, segment with this 06:45 crew on duty at Ottumwa. Here the crew is now about 5 mi... (more)