You can hear the dynamic brakes screaming as this train comes down off Cardy Hill near Ethel, Missouri. As the train approaches, it throttles back and passes under the bridge where I am standing.

With three new EMD GP60Ms on the point, Santa Fe train No. 188 slams through Ethel, Missouri, at 1:11 p.m. on June 16, 1990. The third locomotive in the consist is No. 111 on its first trip west o... (more)

A westbound stack train climbs the grade out of the Brush Creek bottom west of Ethel on the BNSF Marceline Subdivsion.

This eastbound stack train is winding through the dense forests near Ethel, Missouri on the BNSF Transcon.

Ethel, Missouri just after dawn looking out on the Transcon coming off Cardy Hill in northern Missouri.

A trackage rights UP train races along the BNSF Transcon Main outside of Ethel in northern Missouri. The train is about to pass thru West Ethel, and is about 100 miles from the next crew change at... (more)

With number boards all in a row, this stacker is negotiating Cardy Hill on the Transcon in northern Missouri.

A westbound intermodal train rounds a curve between Ethel and Hart.

This eastbounder is negotiating Cardy Hill near Ethel, Missouri.

Eastbound Mc Cook, IL to Oklahoma City vehicle train passing east switch Ethel

An Eastbound stack train bound Logistic Park, IL, works out of Ethel and pass this nice homestead. The train originated at Los Angeles Harbor, CA, (Terminal Island Container Transfer Facility-NYK)... (more)

A westbound stack train out of Logistic Park, IL, works upgrade into Ethel. The train is bound for the Oakland Intermodal Gateway, CA. Ethel is located at MP 329 on the busy BNSF Marceline Sub in ... (more)

The tiny hotshot out of Logistic Park Kansas kicks it back up to speed as they leave the small town of Ethel behind. Nice little acre with a old tractor makes for a great view of the endless parad... (more)

A brand new GE ET44C4 in BNSF paint, rolls through one of the many winding curves in northern Missouri.

The future is hard to predict. Would could have seen UP running over AT&SF's crown jewel?