The BNSF leased alot of junk power after the merger. The railroad needed alot of power to help thru the struggles they had moving freight. Some of the leasers were these ex-ATSF C30-7s that came f... (more)
The Savanna, IL, to Mason City, IA, K39 local, is working west on the Mason City Sub with a 10am crew out of Dubuque that won't make MC by 10 pm tonight. While the clouds sucked for the most part,... (more)
The K39 is working west on the Mason City Sub with a 10am crew out of Dubuque that won't make MC by 10 pm tonight. While the clouds sucked for the most part, it was just right here at Ossian!
A tired old dash 8 pounds along climbing the grade out of the Des Moines River Valley on the BNSF Marceline Sub. The train is about to the top at Revere and will pickup alittle speed, trying hard ... (more)
A Galesburg to Kansas City freight lumbers along thru the northern Missouri countryside. The train is working west on the BNSF Marceline Sub. A pair of KCS motors were a neat treat for us on a nor... (more)