Railfanning BNSF in Eastern Iowa - Burlington, Fort Madison, Mount Pleasant, and more!

4/18/2020 - Wanting to get out of the house amid stay-at-home orders, Midwest Train Videos and I decided to fan the BNSF in eastern Iowa for the day (social distancing practices in-tact of course). While nothing we caught was particularly interesting, BNSF was busy enough to provide a sufficient day of train watching!

Trains:
(0:02) - EB Feed Train at Burlington, IA featuring a lot of BN hoppers!:
1. BNSF ES44AC #6138
2. (Rear DP) BNSF SD70ACe #8511
3. (Rear DP) BNSF SD70ACe #8445

(2:44) - EB Amtrak California Zephyr:
1. AMTK P42DC #169
2. AMTK P42DC #192

(4:15) - WB UP Stack Train at Argyle, IA:
1. UP SD70ACe #8915
2. UP SD70ACe #8577

(6:32) - EB Z Train featuring a very unfortunately timed meet:
1. BNSF ES44C4 #6818
2. BNSF C44-9W #5153
3. BNSF ES44C4 #6846
4. BNSF ES44AC #6176
5. BNSF C44-9W #4044
6. BNSF ES44DC #7650
7. BNSF ES44DC #7686
8. BNSF ES44C4 #6581

(8:42) - WB Stack Train pulling into the yard for a crew change at the Fort Madison station:
1. BNSF ES44AC #5798
2. BNSF ES44DC #7308
3. BNSF ES44DC #7208
4. BNSF ES44AC #6052

(9:48) - WB UP Stack Train at Fort Madison, IA:
1. UP SD70AH #9032
2. UP AC44CW #6257
3. UP SD70M #5067
4. UP AC44CWCTE #5982

(11:16) - WB Feed Train:
1. BNSF ES44C4 #6705
2. BNSF C44-9W #5180

(12:48) - WB Z Train:
1. BNSF ES44DC #7824
2. BNSF ET44C4 #3865
3. BNSF ES44DC #7109
4. BNSF C44-9W #4089
5. BNSF ES44DC #7947

(16:16) - EB Stack Train:
1. BNSF ES44C4 #6639
2. BNSF ES44C4 #8088
3. BNSF ES44C4 #8382
4. BNSF ES44C4 #6932
5. BNSF ES44DC #7605

(17:21) - Same Feed Train from Burlington; turned around to head WB on the Chillicothe Sub via the Cameron Connection

(21:31) - WB Coal Train on the K-Line at Viele, IA:
1. BNSF SD70ACe #9152
2. BNSF ES44AC #5933
3. (Rear DP) BNSF SD70ACe #8579
Note the On Track for the Cure car at 24:23

(25:29) - EB Manifest at New Boston, IA:
1. BNSF ES44DC #7652
2. BNSF ES44AC #6574
3. BNSF SD70ACe #9085
Humorous crossing gate malfunction at 26:42

(26:59) - WB Amtrak Southwest Chief:
1. AMTK P42DC #171 (Fantastic K5LA!)
2. AMTK P42DC #140

(27:50) - WB Stack Train at Dallas City, IL:
1. BNSF ES44DC #7472
2. BNSF C44-9W #5111
3. (Mid DP) BNSF ET44C4 #3849
4. (Mid DP) BNSF ES44C4 #6920
5. (Rear DP) BNSF C44-9W #5316
6. (Rear DP) BNSF ES44C4 #8128

(31:17) - EB Manifest:
1. BNSF ES44C4 #6675
2. BNSF ES44C4 #8338

(33:57) - L CHI664 at Mount Pleasant, IA
1. HLCX GP38-2 #1056
2. BNSF B40-8W #528
3. BNSF GP50 #3144

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