Early morning light makes it hard to shoot westbounds on the Ottumwa Sub. A little section west of Ottumwa allows for some shooting as the tracks run a hard northwest. Here an empty takes their ti... (more)

An empty coal train out of Fruitland off the CPKC at Ottumwa puts miles on the BNSF Ottumwa Sub. The train is just past Chillicothe as they approach Cargill Spur. The train was still setup for the... (more)

An auto rack train is on main #2 as they pass through CP 2888 west of Chillicothe, IA, in southern Iowa. The train is working west on the BNSF Ottumwa Sub to Creston, which is the next crew change... (more)

The Eddyville local tends to depart off the Cargill Spur around 17:00-19:00. The job then works towards Burlington and onto Galesburg. It can get some interesting power that isn't just standard GE... (more)

The Eddyville local tends to depart off the Cargill Spur around 17:00-19:00. The job then works towards Burlington and onto Galesburg. The Cargill Spur is on main #1 between CP 2888 and CTC Maxon ... (more)

The Eddyville local tends to depart off the Cargill Spur around 17:00-19:00. The job then works towards Burlington and onto Galesburg. It can get some interesting power that isn't just standard GE... (more)

Moonrise over the Tehachapi Loop and a south bound BNSF stack trains.

A loaded BNSF flatcar train heads south and around the famed Tehachapi Loop on a cold winter morning.

As more MACs got delivered, the BNSF used them on longer ore trains that ran out of Minnesota's Iron Range. Here a trio of MACs roll down the Aurora Sub with ore bound for Granite City. The train ... (more)

The local is running around their cars at East Dubuque as an eastbound comes by on main #1. Scanned slide from February 1997.

BNSF GP40-2 #3019 wearing the BN white face paint scheme is seen resting for the weekend at Jasper, AL. waiting on its next assignment on the Jasper local.

Back in the late 90's with the BNSF merger, power was scattered to the wind. Man just about anything could lead anywhere. A combo BN/ATSF consist leads a priority intermodal train west on the Auro... (more)

Eastbound BNSF train passes thru East Cabin on the Aurora Sub with a couple old veterans. ATSF 854 became the CN 2189.

This Santa Fe GP30 lasted almost 5 years into the merger with the original number and lettering. In March 2000, the old girl would turn into the BNSF 2402. Nowadays, the 2705 runs around as the BN... (more)

Spent a beautiful morning along the Marceline Sub at the Des Moines River Bridge. I know its the Transcon, but we had a blast enjoying the nice October day. Surprisingly, the BNSF ran a few odd ba... (more)