INSANITY on BNSF’s Southern Transcon in Fort Madison, Iowa! (Part 2)

This is the 2nd of 3 days I spent in Fort Madison, Iowa this past July. This was my second trip along the BNSF Southern Transcon (Last year in La Plata) and I wasn't disappointed! This was arguably the best day of railfanning i've ever had! Fort Madison sees 50-70 daily average freight trains plus 2 Amtrak (one in each direction) daily. I saw countless meets, horn shows, foreign, power, and more!! So make sure you stay tuned for part 3 of this amazing trip!!


Subdivision(s)
BNSF Chillicothe Subdivision

Location(s)
Fort Madison, IA
Niota, IL

Westbound V Train
BNSF #7065 (GE ES44AC)
NS #9768 (GE C44-9W)

Eastbound Q Train
BNSF #7722 (GE ES44DC)
BNSF #6556 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #5897 (GE ES44DC)

Eastbound Z Train
BNSF #6693 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #6007 (GE ES44DC)
BNSF #7424 (GE ES44AC)

Eastbound G Train
BNSF #7583 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #7037 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #6188 (GE ES44DC)
BNSF #7916 (GE ES44AC)

Westbound Q Train
BNSF #6578 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #5008 (GE C44-9W)

Westbound Z Train
BNSF #7818 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #5468 (GE C44-9W)
BNSF #6553 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #6932 (GE ES44AC)

Eastbound Q Train
BNSF #7213 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #7386 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #750 (GE C44-9W)

Westbound Z Train
BNSF #7538 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #6577 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #8049 (GE ES44AC)

Eastbound Z Train
BNSF #8007 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #606 (GE AC44C4M)
BNSF #6955 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #7991 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #6868 (GE ES44AC)

Westbound Q Train
BNSF #8142 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #7900 (GE ES44AC)

Eastbound Q Train
NS #1032 (EMD SD70ACe)
BNSF #7522 (GE ES44DC)

Westbound Z Train
BNSF #6644 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #4040 (GE C44-9W)
BNSF #7158 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #4668 (GE C44-9W)
BNSF #6790 (GE ES44AC)

Westbound Q Train
BNSF #7852 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #6336 (GE ES44AC)

Westbound ZG4CI
UP #2607 (GE C45AH)
UP #2704 (GE C45AH)
UP #3096 (EMD SD70ACe-T4)
UP #5950 (GE AC44CW)

Westbound Z Train
BNSF #8345 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #3774 (GE ET44C4)
BNSF #711 (GE C44-9W)
BNSF #7335 (GE ES44AC)

Southbound Loaded Coal
BNSF #6385 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #6207 (GE ES44DC)
BNSF #9332 (EMD SD70ACe)

Eastbound S Train
BNSF #5459 (GE C44-9W)
BNSF #7204 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #6027 (GE ES44DC)
BNSF #9956 (EMD SD70MAC)
BNSF #4743 (GE C44-9W)
BNSF #9232 (EMD SD70ACe)

Eastbound Q Train
BNSF #7960 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #5042 (GE C44-9W)

Eastbound Z Train
BNSF #3990 (GE ET44C4)
BNSF #7188 (GE ES44AC)

Southwest Chief #4
AMTK #41 (GE P42DC)
AMTK #27 (GE P42DC)

Westbound Z Train
BNSF #3909 (GE ET44C4)
BNSF #5169 (GE C44-9W)
BNSF #???? (GE C44-9W)
BNSF #???? (GE ES44AC)

Westbound ZCIG4
UP #8750 (EMD SD70ACe)
UP #7514 (GE ES44AC)
UP #2617 (GE C45AH)
UP #6598 (GE AC44CW)
UP #9076 (EMD SD70AH)
UP #6834 (GE AC44CW)

Westbound Q Train
BNSF #7662 (GE C44-9W)
BNSF #6709 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #7848 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #1116 (GE C44-9W)

Westbound Z Train
BNSF #7027 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #5498 (GE C44-9W)
BNSF #5683 (GE C44-9W)
BNSF #5057 (GE C44-9W)

Eastbound Z Train
BNSF #8398 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #7746 (GE ES44DC)
BNSF #6729 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #3256 (GE ES44AC)

Southwest Chief #3
AMTK #207 (GE P42DC)
AMTK #160 (GE P42DC)

Northbound G-NSLCSN
BNSF #6031 (GE ES44DC)
BNSF #4062 (GE C44-9W)
BNSF #4038 (GE C44-9W)

Eastbound Q Train
BNSF #3888 (GE ET44C4)
BNSF #5731 (GE ES44DC)
BNSF #7945 (GE ES44AC)

Eastbound V Train
BNSF #4106 (GE C44-9W)
BNSF #6816 (GE ES44AC)

Westbound G Train
BNSF #8228 (GE ES44AC)
CPKC #4585 (GE AC44CW)
BNSF #4251 (GE ES44AC)

Northbound Ethanol
BNSF #7889 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #6061 (GE ES44DC)
UP #7260 (GE AC44CW)
CP #8165 (GE AC44CW)
BNSF #3797 (GE ET44C4)

Westbound Z Train
BNSF #8281 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #5106 (GE C44-9W)
BNSF #8531 (EMD SD70ACe)

Eastbound X Train
BNSF #8101 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #5515 (GE C44-9W)


0:00 BNSF 7065 West
6:17 BNSF 7722 East
10:17 BNSF 6693 East
15:25 BNSF 7583 East
18:32 BNSF 6578 West
23:45 BNSF 7213 East
33:51 BNSF 7538 West
38:40 BNSF 5062 East
42:22 BNSF 5387 West
46:22 BNSF 7844 East
49:29 BNSF 8007 East
52:26 BNSF 8142 West
55:46 NS 1032 East
1:01:32 BNSF 6644 West
1:05:56 BNSF 7852 West
1:09:18 UP ZG4CI
1:14:13 BNSF 8345 West
1:19:42 BNSF 6385 South
1:24:08 BNSF 5459 East
1:29:20 BNSF 7960 East
1:34:46 BNSF 3990 East
1:38:36 Amtrak Southwest Chief #4 Races BNSF 3909 East
1:40:53 UP ZCIG4
1:41:55 Amtrak #4 and ZCIG4 Race @ Niota, IL
1:45:53 BNSF 7662 West
1:48:22 BNSF 7027 West
1:51:38 BNSF 8398 East
1:55:08 Amtrak Southwest Chief #3 w/ "Pepsi Can"
1:56:20 Amtrak #3 Departs Fort Madison
1:57:21 BNSF 6031 North
1:59:18 BNSF 3888 East
2:03:39 BNSF 4106 East
2:05:25 BNSF 4106 Departs Fort Madison
2:09:08 BNSF 8228 West
2:13:21 BNSF 7889 North
2:14:36 BNSF 8281 West
2:16:18 BNSF 8101 East


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