In the early 90s, Conrail power was about the only oddball power you would normally see on the Santa Fe on the east end. The Conrail connection at Streator kept Conrail power coming and going a lo... (more)

Bnsf 8055 notches it up as they pull out of the Des Moines River valley.

A Northtown to KC freight eases into the crossover at Argyle, looking for rough track at restricted speed. I'm surprised to see 2 older MACs tagging along on this hefty 4x1 DP-d freight. The train... (more)

Racing around from Missouri to Iowa trying to fight the sunset, we barely made it here to Argyle as this westbound Willow Springs to North Bay Z-train casually rolls thru town. This train is makin... (more)

Orange GEs lead a westbound freight beneath the signal bridge at MP 244, northeast of Argyle.

An eastbound freight train blast thru the small town of Argyle in southeast Iowa. The train is about 14 miles from from the next crew change point at Ft. Madison.

The westbound Chicago to Oklahoma City, OK, vehicle train screams thru the crossovers at Argyle. The train is running on the short section of track that passes thru Iowa in the southeastern corner... (more)

Westbound McCook, IL to Oklahoma City, OK, vehicle train works upgrade thru Argyle. The train is making a quick trip thru the short section of Iowa that the Transcon main runs thru in far southeas... (more)

An empty coal train blast thru the crossovers at Argyle in far southeastern Iowa on the Marceline Sub. For awhile the Santa Fe/BNSF had a contract to run this coal train from New Mexico to Chicago... (more)

Just crossed into Iowa from MO #4 rolls for Fort Madison and Chicago.

This Z Train with a 5 Pack of BNSF GE Locomotives Lead by BNSF 7298 Rockets East With one of the Many Z Trains On the BNSF Transcon.

The Southwest Chief blast thru the crossovers at Argyle in the late evening. Couple BNSF Z-trains are in a holding pattern on Main #2 while the Dispatcher keeps the silver streak moving on time we... (more)

An Eddyville, IA, loaded corn syrup train is bound for the west as they pass thru the control point at Argyle. Alot of these trains go to Coke-A-Cola for soda pop making. This train is running in ... (more)

Well the beginning to the end has begun on the Marceline Sub. Here at Argyle a westbound Z-train passes one the sets of new signals in service and the old ex-Santa Fe signals are turned. I was at ... (more)

Hot westbound BNSF Z passes underneath the ATSF Cantilever signal just east of Argyle,IA 7/24/10