With UP and BNSF power on the point, Canadian Pacific manifest freight 261 gets on the move north out of Ottumwa, IA after completing its work at the yard. With a clear signal across the diamond w... (more)

Golden evening sun casts a warm glow across Ottumwa, Iowa as a BNSF empty grain train rolls west by the Ottumwa Station platforms, following behind Amtrak's California Zephyr that made its station... (more)

A trio of standard cab EMD's lead BNSF's Galesburg to Des Moines manifest H GALDMO1 11A as it rolls over the bridge spanning the Des Moines River in Ottumwa, Iowa. A recrew boarded back in town fo... (more)

The Burlington Junction Railway makes their morning moves on the line in Ottumwa, Iowa, using a GP7u to shove a few hoppers into the yard after picking them up from the JBS Pork Ottumwa Packing Pl... (more)

After completing its station stop in Ottumwa, Iowa, Amtrak's California Zephyr throttles up and continues west into the setting sun. On the point of this day's train is P42DC 160, painted for the ... (more)

Coal loads and empties meet on the west side of Ottumwa, Iowa on a May morning, with BNSF 5618 bringing up the rear of the empties on E JOJATM0 18A, while BNSF 9044 is on the point of loaded train... (more)

As the sun rises on a spring morning in Ottumwa, Iowa, BNSF's Des Moines to Galesburg manifest freight H DMOGAL heads east past the industrial east side of town behind a trio of GE's. In the backg... (more)

Amtrak's California Zephyr speeds westbound into the setting sun as it travels over BNSF trackage, crossing over the Des Moines River on the west side of Ottumwa, Iowa.

CP 8918 leads a westbound freight to Kansas City out of Ottumwa in the early afternoon on 9/30.

Running as local B82, the CP crew uses two SD60's that brought in a ballast train to grab three interchange cars from the siding at Rutledge in Ottumwa, Iowa. The crew is arriving back at CP's Ott... (more)

After tons of delays, I was about out of options for this Galesburg to Lincoln freight train. This guy waited for almost 2 hours for 3 eastbound trains at Ottumwa due to a combo coal train in 2 pi... (more)

Normally the only pair of Z-trains across the Ottumwa Sub run at night. For some reason this eastbound Z-train got delayed on its trip out of Denver, so today's the trip across the Ottumwa Sub wil... (more)

As cold weather sets in the rail on the railroads will go thru some strain. As the steel cools with winter temperatures, it contracts. That means any points that are weak will break or pull apart.... (more)

A loaded sand train eases down the steep Rutledge Hill into Ottumwa. Coming down this 1.8% hill can be a challenge, especially when MofW wants walking speed due to a pull apart. I was impressed ho... (more)

The daily St. Paul to Kansas City freight for CP is on their way down Rutledge Hill into Ottumwa. The train will cross the BNSF Ottumwa Sub, then cross the Des Moines River, before a crew change i... (more)