With the summer sun setting along the Mississippi River, the Santa Fe shines bright as it treads into Montrose, IA, with a grain elevator perfectly placed on the Illinois side of the river.

The DP passes a couple of geese making some noise at me as I bother them in their daily activities. This DP is on a loaded coal train that just took off after waiting for MofW to get in the clear ... (more)

A 2x1 loaded coal train is just taking off after waiting for MofW to get in the clear at Montrose on the K-Line. This train came off the Ottumwa Sub at Burlington and is working down the Hannibal ... (more)

BNSF 5126 & BNSF 4937 leads an eastbound trailer train underneath one of the few remaining ATSF signal bridges left on BNSF's Marceline Sub. This train will stop in Fort Madison for a crew change ... (more)

BNSF 5800 & KCS 4151 leads a CAEG coal train south towards the siding in Montrose where it will meet two northbounds on BNSF's Hannibal Sub aka K-Line. This photo was taken from the shoulder of hi... (more)

BNSF 9349 trails the Northbound empty coal train through Montrose, Iowa, and along the mighty Mississippi.

An intermodal train speeds under the signal bridge in Montrose, Iowa.

BNSF local skirts along the Mississippi River at Montrose, IA.

An eastbound coal empty is about to stop and line the west siding switch at Montrose for the normal position. The train is 31 miles from Burlington, IA, where this empty will head west on the Ottu... (more)

The West Quincy, MO, to Des Moines, IA, manifest train starts into the siding at Montrose. There are no rested crews at Burlington til 21:00 for the DMO, so they will let the empty coal following ... (more)

An eastbound coal empty takes off after lining the west siding switch at Montrose for the normal position. The train is 31 miles from Burlington, IA, where this empty will head west on the Ottumwa... (more)

Early morning sun shines on an eastbound BNSF coal train as it SD70MAC in DPU brings up the back end as it travels along the banks of the Mississippi River at Montrose Iowa.

No its not a caboose however a Herzog powered unit does make an interesting rear end for this eastbound BNSF freight as it hugs the banks of the Mississippi River on the Hannibal Subdivision.

A loaded BNSF coal train skirts along the Mississippi River as it passes through Montrose.