A few minutes after sunrise, this coal train is moving west on a slow order, headed for St. Louis.
A southbound freight moving at 55 mph on the Hannibal Subdivision north of Elsberry.
This new Tier 4 GE is headed south (railroad west) on the BNSF Hannibal Sub at Annada. This locomotive is actually an AT44C4 according to the markings.
Bright sun alternating with torrential downpours makes for some interesting railfanning on a hot early summer afternoon.
A somewhat rare BNSF AC4400 roles past the grain elevator at Annada on the BNSF Hannibal Sub. The line was reopened last week after being closed for several weeks due to Mississippi River floodin... (more)
A northbound empty coal train at Annada, Missouri. I have been seeing some coal trains running "backwards" lately with one locomotive at the front and two DPUs at the rear.
A former Santa Fe warbonnet leads a northbound empty oil train along parallel Highway 79 in northeastern Missouri.
This is a south bounder near Annada. The trains used to crawl along here, but now they cruise at 50 mph since tie and track replacement this past summer.
Spring flowers add to this scene with a westbound mixed freight passing the grain elevators at Annada, Missouri.
Low light shines on BNSF's Hannibal Sub local heading north through Annada, MO, population 48. Though this is a local, it usually uses two Dash 9s. Too bad they don't put SD40-2s or something cool... (more)
A work train behind a Warbonnet and a green SD60M heads through Annada (population 48 as of the 2000 census) in November of 2010.
This BNSF coal train is heading north on it's way back to the Wyoming coalfields. Highway 79 runs right along side of the BNSF Hannibal Subdivision most of the way from Old Monroe to Louisiana, MO... (more)
