Despite being double track, the Transcon was bogged down with maintenance activity. Low priority trains like this one were stacked up waiting, while higher priority trains ran around them here at... (more)

A track inspection train passes west bound through Wyaconda.

West of Wyaconda, Missouri on the BNSF Transcon.

This stack train is headed east on the Transcon just west of Wyaconda, Missouri.

This old bridge provides a nice vantage point for watching trains on the Transcon in northern Missouri east of Wyaconda.

A busy day on the Transcon west of Wyaconda, Missouri.

Five locomotives throttle back as they crest the hill east of Wyaconda, Missouri.

Standing on an old bridge where you can see for a mile in all directions makes this eastbounder on the Transcon even more enjoyable.

A Citirail leaser leads a heavy eastbound train through the undulating terrain of northern Missouri.

A westbound stack train on the Transcon has just passed through Wyaconda, Missouri.

New Tier 4 power is leading this monster stack train down the stair steps on the west side of Wyaconda, Missouri. This is the BNSF Marceline Subdivision.

This manifest train is headed east on the Transcon in northern Missouri. They have just passed through Wyaconda and soon will be in Illinois.

This high priority stack train is coming down hill after just passing through Wyaconda. Taken from one of the bridges near Wyaconda on the BNSF Marceline Sub.

A Chicago-bound stack train is approaching Wyaconda in the hilly northern portion of Missouri. Taken from one of the bridges near Wyaconda built specifically for Railfan photo opportunities.

A UP visitor is westbound on the BNSF Transcon at Wyaconda, Missouri.