The Burlington Junction #701 is leaving the engine house to head south to switch the Port of Burlington.

A Saturday evening in Burlington, Iowa finds the Burlington Junction Railway's unique Alco C415 tied down in the railroad's yard north of town, awaiting its next assignment on the shortline. This ... (more)

ALCO Safari Day 9, Burlington Jct. Rwy. and the Ugly Duckling: Thankfully my wife puts up with my shenanigans, I would have liked to stick around longer, but she said it was time to go! My ... (more)

ALCO Safari Day 9, Burlington Jct. Rwy. and the Ugly Duckling: Continuing it's shove back to the BNSF, the BJRY passes by the old Port of Burlington warehouse, which is now a tourist inform... (more)

ALCO Safari Day 9, Burlington Jct. Rwy. and the Ugly Duckling: A little bit later in the day, the BJRY crew shoves out to the BNSF interchange, once again passing under the Great River Brid... (more)

ALCO Safari Day 9, Burlington Jct. Rwy. and the Ugly Duckling: Arriving at the BNSF interchange, the BJRY wanders into the small yard in search of Potash cars for the Port of Burlington. Th... (more)

ALCO Safari Day 9, Burlington Jct. Rwy. and the Ugly Duckling: Continuing on its short trip to the BNSF interchange, the BJRY crew, with their rare ALCO C415, pass under the spectacular Gre... (more)

ALCO Safari Day 9, Burlington Jct. Rwy. and the Ugly Duckling: After doing a little switching in their small yard, the BJRY crew runs lite engine to the BNSF interchange in downtown Burling... (more)

ALCO Safari Day 9, Burlington Jct. Rwy. and the Ugly Duckling: Not wasting any time, the Burlington Jct. crew starts organizing outbound cars for the BNSF interchange. BJRY 701 began life i... (more)

ALCO Safari Day 9, Burlington Jct. Rwy. and the Ugly Duckling: When finished with lunch, the crew promptly gets to work pulling/spotting lumber flats at their transload facility. The little... (more)

ALCO Safari Day 9, Burlington Jct. Rwy. and the Ugly Duckling: On my way home to Minnesota, I decided to make a quick stop in Burlington, IA to catch the BJRY, who has the only two operatio... (more)

BJRY #701 is returning from the Port of Burlington scale house with a load of scrap for the Burlington River Terminal.

Burlington Junction's Ex-Columbia & Cowlitz C415 701 idles outside the yard office on a warm September afternoon.