24 Hours on the BNSF Southern Transcon in La Plata, MO - June 22-23, 2018

A place that I have been wanting to come up to for a long while, the Virtual Railfan hotspot at La Plata, MO home to the BNSF Southern Transcon! My dad and I took a “father and son” road trip, and this was the main event along with a little time spent in St. Louis. My goal was to get 24 hours at the station, and BNSF definitely didn't let me down. From 70 MPH Z trains, to beast mode intermodals, and to some of the best power consists, a grand total of 73 trains was recorded! Another visit will be planned in the near future! This is by far the best trackside adventure I've had in a long while!

I hope you enjoy this nonstop TWO AND A HALF HOUR action during my time in La Plata!

*Keep in mind some info displayed in this video may not be accurate.. I don’t know much when it comes to BNSF.. But I just made educated guesses to some of these trains, along with some help from others in the Virtual Railfan live stream comment section on YouTube (Thank you!!).

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La Plata, MO
BNSF Marceline Subdivision
La Plata Amtrak Station
Owensby St Grade Crossing
MP 312.7

BNSF 5103 East (H Train)
6:03 PM CST

3:21
UP 7277 East (F-ZTUG41-21Z)
6:29 PM

BNSF 6726 West (G Train)
6:32 PM

7:08
UP 8782 West (F-ZG4CI1-22Z)
6:45 PM

9:37
BNSF 7981 East (X Train)
7:08 PM

11:58
BNSF 4869 East (Q Train)
7:22 PM

14:31
BNSF 9134 West (Z-WSPSBD9-21L)
7:39 PM

16:55
BNSF 7266 West (U Train)
8:00 PM

18:52
Amtrak Southwest Chief 3 WB
8:06 PM (16 min late)

21:19
BNSF 9224 West (Z Train)
8:47 PM

23:05
BNSF 6695 West (Q-CXOLAC6-21L)
9:07 PM

25:10
BNSF 8271 East (Q Train) Meets BNSF 5445 West (Z Train)
9:16 PM

27:01
BNSF 6950 East (Z Train)
9:41 PM

28:42
BNSF 4895 West (U Train)
9:58 PM

30:55
BNSF 6690 East (Q Train)
10:05 PM

32:39
BNSF 4160 East (Z-ALTWSP9-21A)
10:29 PM

34:15
BNSF 7280 West (Q Train)
11:03 PM

36:05
BNSF 5351 East (H Train)
11:42 PM

37:53
BNSF7123 West (V Train)
11:49 PM

40:24
BNSF 4572 West (Z Train)
12:03 AM

42:15
BNSF 7922 East (H Train)
12:26 AM
BNSF 7922 ES44C4 H3
BNSF 5161 D9-44CW H2

44:32
BNSF 7626 West (H Train)
12:50 AM

46:55
BNSF 9026 West (G Train)
1:05 AM

49:28
BNSF 9372 East (H Train)
1:30 AM

51:27
BNSF 8080 West (Z Train)
1:36 AM

53:02
BNSF 3815 East (Q Train)
1:42 AM

55:04
BNSF 3729 East (V Train)
1:56 AM

57:06
BNSF 5000 West (Z Train)
3:39 AM

58:49
BNSF 4423 East (Z Train)
3:52 AM

1:00:47
BNSF 3881 West (H Train)
4:31 AM

1:03:28
BNSF 7449 East (U Train)
4:47 AM

1:05:13
BNSF 7583 East (Q Train)
4:57 AM

1:07:44
BNSF 6918 West (S Train) Meets BNSF 8210 East (S Train)
5:07 AM

1:13:58
BNSF 7301 East (Q Train)
5:44 AM

1:16:17
BNSF 4122 East (Z Train)
5:44 AM

1:17:46
BNSF 6759 West (Q Train)
5:53 AM

1:19:55
BNSF 4088 East (X Train)
6:00 AM

1:21:58
BNSF 8162 East (Q Train)
6:11 AM

1:24:24
BNSF 7175 East (S Train)
6:28 AM

1:26:02
BNSF 5171 East (Z Train)
6:42 AM

1:27:54
BNSF 6274 East (Z Train)
7:21 AM

1:29:54
BNSF 7064 East (Q Train)
7:46 AM

1:31:40
BNSF 3950 East (H Train)
8:21 AM

1:33:52
BNSF 4865 West (Z-WSPLAC8-22L)
8:31 AM

1:36:18
BNSF 3777 East (Z Train)
9:32 AM

1:37:39
UP 4275 East (F-ZTUG41-22Z) EB
9:45 AM

1:39:04
BNSF 6048 East (B Train)
9:53 AM

1:41:24
BNSF 6146 East (S Train)
10:04 AM

1:43:21
BNSF 7030 East (B Train)
10:17 AM

1:44:46
BNSF 5359 West (U Train)
10:33 AM

1:47:37
Amtrak Southwest Chief 4 West
11:26 AM (1 hr, 31 min late)

1:50:54
BNSF 5402 West (Q Train)
11:36 AM

1:53:00
BNSF 3850 West (Z Train)
11:57 AM

1:55:02
BNSF 4659 East (S Train)
12:42 PM

1:56:51
BNSF 5269 East (Z Train)
1:03 PM

1:57:49
BNSF 4480 West (Q Train)
1:10 PM

2:00:02
UP 9021 West (F-ZG4TU1-23L)
1:30 PM
UP 9021 SD70AH
UP 4167 SD70M
UP 5203 SD70M

2:02:15
BNSF 5524 West (Z Train)
1:41 PM

2:04:30
BNSF 8466 West stops just before Owensby St to wait on a load of Eastbound traffic to clear due to MOW work on Main 1.

2:06:39
BNSF 4967 East (Q Train)
2:50 PM

2:08:27
UP 8054 East (F-ZCIG41-22Z) Typed the last letter wrong
3:00 PM

2:10:43
BNSF 7513 East (Z-LKPWSP9-23L)
3:11 PM

2:11:42
BNSF 7672 East (Z Train)
3:27 PM

2:13:32
BNSF 4015 East (Q Train)
3:51 PM

2:15:41
BNSF 5174 East (U Train)
4:06 PM

2:16:59
BNSF 7217 East (U Train)
4:18 PM

2:18:40
BNSF 8466 West (V Train)
4:22 PM

2:21:35
BNSF 7413 West (H Train)
4:34 PM

2:24:33
BNSF 5489 West (S Train)
4:46 PM

2:26:59
BNSF 7213 West (Z-WSPSBD9-23L)
4:57 PM

2:29:16
BNSF 5103 West (H Train)
5:10 PM

2:31:49
BNSF 6108 West (Q Train)
5:25 PM

2:33:44
Lookout Point Park
UP 2752 West (F-ZG4CI1-23Z) Typed the last letter wrong
5:43 PM

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