The inbound California Zephyr engineer from Lincoln gets off the train at Ottumwa while the outbound waits. The train swaps engineers only here at Ottumwa in south central Iowa. This train will ta... (more)

Amtrak's California Zephyr makes good time as they blast thru Fairfield on the BNSF Ottumwa Sub. The train is passing the old ex-CB&Q freight depot which is still used by the BNSF MofW personnel. ... (more)

A Gateway, IA, empty bound back to Black Thunder Mine, WY, rolls west on the Ottumwa Sub in southern Iowa. The train passes thru Lockridge and pass the local cemetery. Fall has been pretty late th... (more)

An eastbound coal transverses the Ottumwa Sub in southern Iowa. The train is crosses an impressive bridge over the Skunk River just east of Rome. Unfortunately this bridge is treed in pretty bad a... (more)

A loaded coal train begins to ease up as they make their way into West Burlington. The train will slow for the trip down the grade between West Burlington and Burlington before crossing the Missis... (more)

A DDG train out of Peoria is on the Cameron Connection as they make their way towards the Chilli Sub for the trip towards KC. The train has just departed Galesburg only a few miles back. The Camer... (more)

The West Burlington Shops was the heart of the BN heavy locomotive repair and rebuild dating back to 1883. The shops were closed in 2004 by BNSF and everything moved to Galesburg and other shops. ... (more)

Westbound hopper chases down Amtrak as they head west across the Ottumwa Sub. With alot of ABS territory on this Sub the dispatcher has to hold trains in the CTC sections to give Amtrak some room ... (more)

Tthis coal train had alot problems climbing the .40% grade out of the Mississippi River Valley between Gladstone and Kirkwood. Eventually the train stalled here at Kirkwood and the crew is now out... (more)

The BNSF bridge over the Des Moines River on the Ottumwa Sub was replaced in 2002. The bridge is located 4.5 miles west of Ottumwa. Here an empty coal train out of St. Louis, MO, for Cajun Electri... (more)

The West Burlington Shops was the heart of the BN heavy locomotive repair and rebuild dating back to 1883. The shops were closed in 2004 by BNSF and everything moved to Galesburg and other shops. ... (more)