The westbound California Zephyr is making good time as they have already clicked off a few miles into their trip all the way across Iowa. The train just left Burlington a few minutes ago and will ... (more)

A DP unit shoves on the back on this empty coal train from Baldwin, IL, for Dynegy's Baldwin Plant, to Belle Ayr Mine, WY. The crew on this empty still has 174 miles across southern Iowa to reach ... (more)

Westbound hopper chases down Amtrak as they head west across the Ottumwa Sub. With alot of ABS territory on this Sub the dispatcher has to hold trains in the CTC sections to give Amtrak some room ... (more)

The California Zephyr makes it's evening trek across southern Iowa. Here the train is about 20 miles west of Burlington, with Mount Pleasant as the next station stop in 15 miles. The small town of... (more)

The odd shape on the front of the engine is a bird pinging off of the hand rail.

This Black Thunder Mine, WY, to Trenton, MI, coal train makes its way across southern Iowa and has just pass thru the small town of Danville, about 15 miles west of Burlington. This train is bound... (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 warm sun lights up the orange on BNSF No. 9286 as she leads empties westward.

Just before sunset, westbound coal empties pass the towering grain elevator at Danville.

An empty coal train is slowing chasing Amtrak #5 west across the Ottumwa Sub. Due to traffic at Burlington the Dispatcher didnt get this empty out of Amtrak's way fast enought to not cause a delay... (more)

The California Zephry rolls west at a good clip as they past thru Danville. Danville is located about 20 miles west of Burlington, IA. Next stop will be Mt Pleasant for #5 in about 14 miles. Train... (more)

BNSF 8959 West is dwarfed by the grain storage bins of Southeastern Iowa Grain as it enters Danville.

This is the 1st trip in 2008 for this South Black Thunder Mine, WY to Wood River, IL coal train. This train is heading to St Louis, MO to be interchanged to the NS for the rest of the trip to Dyne... (more)

This Denver, CO to Galesburg, IL manifest train is back on the move east after being recrewed at New London. Cold weather is hampering the Ottumwa Sub this morning. A bunch of empties and loads ar... (more)