A BNSF grain train at West Medill, Missouri on the BNSF Transcon. You can see remnants of a recent derailment at the lower left. Behind me in the picture is a row of destroyed UPS trailers piled... (more)
I was up before dawn just to be in place here at West Medill when the sun came up. This eastbound Dash 9 is at track speed as it passes the Medill siding in the first good light of the day.
After getting run-around by a couple other trains, this low priority sand train pulls away from Medill headed west.
Lots of power on display as this westbounder passes Medill, Missouri.
A high priority stack train with plenty of power runs around a lower priority train at Medill, Missouri.
A high priority westbound train moving quickly at Medill on a clear and cold day.
Two trains pass each other at the Medill siding on the Marceline sub in northern Missouri.
A westbound high priority stack train cruising through the undulating terrain of northern Missouri.
This fast-moving UP stack train is headed west on the BNSF Marceline sub in northern Missouri.
At 10 minutes after sunrise this east bounder interrupted the sounds of cows mooing at a nearby farm. This is at West Medill on the BNSF Marceline subdivision.
Trains pass outside of Medill, Missouri on the Marceline Subdivision.
A westbound stack train rolls through Medill on the Transcon.
A low priority coal train is getting run around at Medill.
Two stack trains pass at Medill on the BNSF Marceline Sub.
About an hour after sunrise this high priority train is cruising across northern Missouri at 50 mph headed east to Chicago on the Transcon.