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1/12/2025
 
 
 
 
 
By:Butch Getz
Dates:1/1/2009 - 12/31/2026
Album Info:This album will include trains almost anyplace in Lissouri, but not the immediate St Louis area.
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Doubling up at Elsberry....again.
Title:  Doubling up at Elsberry....again.
Description:  Somthing was going on around the Burns siding, which caused these two emtpy coal drags to pause awhile at Elsberry MO
Photo Date:  7/20/2016  Upload Date: 7/25/2016 9:34:23 PM
Location:  Elsberry, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives:  BNSF 8455(SD70ACe)
Views:  150   Comments: 1
The second train waiting.......
Title:  The second train waiting.......
Description:  Cooling their jets near Elsberry.
Photo Date:  7/20/2016  Upload Date: 7/25/2016 9:36:18 PM
Location:  Elsberry, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives:  BNSF 9129(SD70ACe)
Views:  102   Comments: 1
BNSF 8455 on a roll.......
Title:  BNSF 8455 on a roll.......
Description:  Heading for Burns to pick up a passenger before getting more black diamonds.
Photo Date:  7/20/2016  Upload Date: 7/25/2016 9:37:29 PM
Location:  Elsberry, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8455(SD70ACe)
Views:  175   Comments: 1
BNSF 9129 not quite as fast.....
Title:  BNSF 9129 not quite as fast.....
Description:  The second train that was stacked behind the other coal drag.
Photo Date:  7/20/2016  Upload Date: 7/25/2016 9:38:41 PM
Location:  Elsberry, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9129(SD70ACe)
Views:  84   Comments: 0
Running 2 x 2......
Title:  Running 2 x 2......
Description:  Two on the front, and ywo as dpu's out of Elsberry.
Photo Date:  7/20/2016  Upload Date: 7/25/2016 9:43:01 PM
Location:  Elsberry, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8565(SD70ACe)
Views:  136   Comments: 0
The whole train.........
Title:  The whole train.........
Description:  Heading round the curve, out of Elsberry, for another load of diamonds.
Photo Date:  7/20/2016  Upload Date: 7/25/2016 9:44:06 PM
Location:  Elsberry, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8565(SD70ACe)
Views:  129   Comments: 1
BNSF 9035 with a full load od diamonds...
Title:  BNSF 9035 with a full load od diamonds...
Description:  This eime, we have a full train, and it was green all the way to StL!
Photo Date:  7/23/2016  Upload Date: 7/25/2016 9:45:57 PM
Location:  Elsberry, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9035(SD70ACe)
Views:  95   Comments: 0
BNSF 6189 eases into Elsberry MO.....
Title:  BNSF 6189 eases into Elsberry MO.....
Description:  This train has recently left the power plant at Portage, with this string of empty UCEX hoppers, and is about to hit the siding, at Elsberry.
Photo Date:  7/27/2016  Upload Date: 8/3/2016 5:19:04 PM
Location:  Elsberry, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6189(ES44AC)
Views:  75   Comments: 2
Passing at Elsberry.........
Title:  Passing at Elsberry.........
Description:  I had yellows at both ends of the track.....so here's what appeard to pass the slowly moving coal drag.
Photo Date:  7/27/2016  Upload Date: 8/1/2016 10:58:51 PM
Location:  Elsberry, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4258(ES44C4)
Views:  181   Comments: 2
NS 7575 about to come to a stop.....
Title:  NS 7575 about to come to a stop.....
Description:  Track work at the diamond in Rockview will cause this train to soon stop. If this is not a ES40DC, let me know, and I will correct...
Photo Date:  10/19/2016  Upload Date: 10/21/2016 12:04:36 AM
Location:  Rockview, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  NS 7575(ES40DC)
Views:  235   Comments: 2
BNSF 8063 also on hold.....
Title:  BNSF 8063 also on hold.....
Description:  This BNSF train is also holding, due to work on the diamond at Rockview.
Photo Date:  10/19/2016  Upload Date: 10/21/2016 12:08:11 AM
Location:  Rockview, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives:  BNSF 8063(ES44C4)
Views:  273   Comments: 1
On hold at Scott City...
Title:  On hold at Scott City...
Description:  Due to track work at the Rockview diamond, this train was waiting at Scott City...
Photo Date:  10/19/2016  Upload Date: 10/21/2016 12:12:49 AM
Location:  Scott City, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track
Locomotives:  NS 8798(C40-9)
Views:  285   Comments: 2
BNSF 4137
Title:  BNSF 4137
Description:  Caught this unit at Chaffe, after our chase of UP 844
Photo Date:  10/19/2016  Upload Date: 10/22/2016 5:21:53 PM
Location:  Chaffee, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BNSF 4137(C44-9W)
Views:  47   Comments: 0
A nice duo at Chaffee........
Title:  A nice duo at Chaffee........
Description:  Recently shopped/rebuilt pair, hooked to some tank cars at Chaffe. Based on what I could find, it looks like the 2533 is a rebuild GP35, to a GP39-3, also confirmed by the designation on the cab. And is the first photo of this on this site...if you have other info, let me know, and I'll fix.
Photo Date:  10/19/2016  Upload Date: 10/22/2016 5:23:16 PM
Location:  Chaffee, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BNSF 2533(GP39-3) BNSF 2966(GP39V)
Views:  541   Comments: 1
The wrong end of the train, but bonus wildlife!
Title:  The wrong end of the train, but bonus wildlife!
Description:  Checked ATCS before leaving....show a red line at Gibb, but picked the wrong end.....nice great blue heron waited for the shot!
Photo Date:  12/7/2016  Upload Date: 12/11/2016 4:39:07 PM
Location:  Peruque, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  129   Comments: 0
The front end of the train....
Title:  The front end of the train....
Description:  I had to aid Rail Crew Express to get the engineer/conductor to the front of the train, so I don't feel so bad finding the back end first!
Photo Date:  12/7/2016  Upload Date: 12/11/2016 4:41:11 PM
Location:  Peruque, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 9184(SD70ACe)
Views:  131   Comments: 0
The worm comes first......
Title:  The worm comes first......
Description:  While the delivered crew was getting set, this worm came thru, one of the other trains seen on ATCS.
Photo Date:  12/7/2016  Upload Date: 12/11/2016 4:43:35 PM
Location:  Peruque, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives:  BNSF 6249(ES44AC)
Views:  222   Comments: 3
Our turn.....
Title:  Our turn.....
Description:  The worm has passed, the appropriate checks have been done, and out we go!
Photo Date:  12/7/2016  Upload Date: 12/11/2016 4:45:43 PM
Location:  Peruque, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Signal
Locomotives:  BNSF 9184(SD70ACe)
Views:  153   Comments: 3
Now we are rolling........
Title:  Now we are rolling........
Description:  After helping the crew get to the train, and letting one train go by, this mixed freight is on it's way....
Photo Date:  12/7/2016  Upload Date: 12/11/2016 4:49:59 PM
Location:  Peruque, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Signal
Locomotives:  BNSF 9184(SD70ACe)
Views:  163   Comments: 2
The final train of the short trip.....
Title:  The final train of the short trip.....
Description:  First a worm, then a mixed freight, and finally, this coal drag, round out a cople of hours railfanning.
Photo Date:  12/7/2016  Upload Date: 12/11/2016 4:59:42 PM
Location:  Peruque, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives:  BNSF 6275(ES44AC)
Views:  211   Comments: 0
Switching at Jefferson City......
Title:  Switching at Jefferson City......
Description:  They did some switching with this rather long train, so at this point, it is backing up........
Photo Date:  12/23/2016  Upload Date: 12/31/2016 9:11:06 PM
Location:  Jefferson City, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  UP 8651(SD70ACe) UP 3790(SD70M)
Views:  194   Comments: 1
UP 6878 at Jefferson City......
Title:  UP 6878 at Jefferson City......
Description:  DPU on a hopper train, headed west, thru Jefferson City.
Photo Date:  12/23/2016  Upload Date: 12/31/2016 9:12:16 PM
Location:  Jefferson City, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  UP 6878(AC44CW)
Views:  143   Comments: 0
Patchy in the fog.........
Title:  Patchy in the fog.........
Description:  Patchy on the point of this stacker4, thru Carrollton MO.........
Photo Date:  12/24/2016  Upload Date: 12/31/2016 9:13:59 PM
Location:  Carrollton, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  UP 6255(AC44CW) CSX 5275(ES44DC)
Views:  201   Comments: 2
Another "foggy" one...
Title:  Another "foggy" one...
Description:  Another stacker, in the heavy fog, thru Carrollton MO. Fog would remain until about 2:30!
Photo Date:  12/24/2016  Upload Date: 12/31/2016 9:16:25 PM
Location:  Carrollton, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8332(ES44C4)
Views:  162   Comments: 2
BNSF 8227
Title:  BNSF 8227
Description:  We moved a bit west of Carrollton, but the fog still did not dissipate......kept on shooting!
Photo Date:  12/24/2016  Upload Date: 12/31/2016 9:17:39 PM
Location:  Carrollton, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8227(ES44C4)
Views:  98   Comments: 0
Into the fog........
Title:  Into the fog........
Description:  This is a double DPU on an all 2 bay hopper train, headed toward KC.
Photo Date:  12/24/2016  Upload Date: 12/31/2016 9:19:45 PM
Location:  Carrollton, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 7637(ES44DC)
Views:  44   Comments: 1
NS 9504 and friends.......
Title:  NS 9504 and friends.......
Description:  Trio sits at the elevator in Norborne, waiting on Monday.
Photo Date:  12/24/2016  Upload Date: 12/31/2016 9:21:05 PM
Location:  Norborne, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives:  NS 9504(C44-9W) CEFX 1033(AC44CW)
Views:  178   Comments: 0
CEFX 1033
Title:  CEFX 1033
Description:  It was nice to find a mixed bag of color at the elevator in Norborne.
Photo Date:  12/24/2016  Upload Date: 1/6/2017 9:57:35 AM
Location:  Norborne, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CEFX 1033(AC44CW)
Views:  92   Comments: 0
Still a bit foggy.....and late....
Title:  Still a bit foggy.....and late....
Description:  This stacker would sit in Hardin, for about an hour, waiting on two other trains. It would not cut over to the NS line, but would head up the BNSF line.
Photo Date:  12/24/2016  Upload Date: 12/31/2016 9:23:14 PM
Location:  Hardin, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
Locomotives:  NS 9841(C44-9W)
Views:  170   Comments: 1
Doing the cross over at Hardin.........
Title:  Doing the cross over at Hardin.........
Description:  Four on the point of this stacker, as it hits the crossover at speed (which is quite impressive)!
Photo Date:  12/24/2016  Upload Date: 12/31/2016 9:24:56 PM
Location:  Hardin, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6145(ES44AC)
Views:  99   Comments: 1
Coming off the bridge......
Title:  Coming off the bridge......
Description:  As I was sitting river side, and eating some lunxch, I heard the scanner bark, and the bridgemaster (?) say lined and locked...so ofe I went to get this shot. The year on the bridge is good.
Photo Date:  2/18/2017  Upload Date: 2/19/2017 6:49:36 PM
Location:  Louisiana, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  CSX 3113(ES44AC-H) KCS 4160(SD70ACe)
Views:  402   Comments: 3
KCS 4160
Title:  KCS 4160
Description:  The trailing unit behind the CSX one.
Photo Date:  2/18/2017  Upload Date: 2/19/2017 6:50:26 PM
Location:  Louisiana, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  KCS 4160(SD70ACe)
Views:  255   Comments: 0
While pavked near Dundee, this appeared, and then the chase was on.
Title:  While pavked near Dundee, this appeared, and then the chase was on.
Description:  This one cane without a bark on the scanner, as I sat, doing some reading.
Photo Date:  2/18/2017  Upload Date: 2/19/2017 6:54:26 PM
Location:  Clarksville, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4167(C44-9W)
Views:  158   Comments: 2
Beat it to Burns........
Title:  Beat it to Burns........
Description:  Did not think I was going to make it. Clarksville has a single stop sign on the main drag. But the train also slowed. So I positioned myself at the far end of Burns siding for this shot.
Photo Date:  2/18/2017  Upload Date: 2/19/2017 6:57:12 PM
Location:  Clarksville, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Signal,Track,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4167(C44-9W) BNSF 5228(C44-9W) NS 6747(SD60I)
Views:  258   Comments: 1
A slight lean near Kissenger.........
Title:  A slight lean near Kissenger.........
Description:  The train has to come on the back side of that big hill, so I was able to get this slightly curvy photo...
Photo Date:  2/18/2017  Upload Date: 2/19/2017 7:00:07 PM
Location:  Kissenger, MO
Author:  Butch Get{
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  140   Comments: 2
Entering Elsberry........
Title:  Entering Elsberry........
Description:  With a green signal, there is no need to slow at Elsberry.
Photo Date:  2/18/2017  Upload Date: 2/19/2017 7:02:24 PM
Location:  Elsberry, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4167(C44-9W)
Views:  174   Comments: 2
The end.....
Title:  The end.....
Description:  The second of two fleeting trains, with only enough time to catch the DPU.
Photo Date:  2/18/2017  Upload Date: 2/19/2017 7:03:51 PM
Location:  Old Monroe, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6397(ES44AC)
Views:  208   Comments: 0
Out of the haze......
Title:  Out of the haze......
Description:  BNSF 8339 leads an oil can out of the haze at Elsberry Mo.
Photo Date:  5/16/2017  Upload Date: 5/19/2017 8:25:35 AM
Location:  Elsberry, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8339(ES44C4)
Views:  115   Comments: 2
BNSF 8339 into Old Monroe.......
Title:  BNSF 8339 into Old Monroe.......
Description:  The oil can makes it around the curve into Old Monroe Mo.
Photo Date:  5/16/2017  Upload Date: 5/19/2017 8:26:48 AM
Location:  Old Monroe, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8339(ES44C4)
Views:  86   Comments: 1
Pushing past the wrecked engines.....
Title:  Pushing past the wrecked engines.....
Description:  The oil can makes it past two engines that struck a dump truck a week earlier.
Photo Date:  5/16/2017  Upload Date: 5/19/2017 8:28:02 AM
Location:  Old Monroe, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Wreck,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 8438(SD70ACe) BNSF 8520(SD70ACe)
Views:  373   Comments: 2
Why I'm sitting in the hole.......
Title:  Why I'm sitting in the hole.......
Description:  They can't get thru Old Monroe....there was an active shooter in town, and nothing was going thru. I know that because of the 8 police vehicles and 4 fire trucks I met in town earlier.
Photo Date:  7/5/2017  Upload Date: 7/7/2017 9:08:01 AM
Location:  Old Monroe, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Signal
Locomotives:  BNSF 6091(ES44AC)
Views:  67   Comments: 2
Parked, but something is coming....
Title:  Parked, but something is coming....
Description:  No crew in this parked train at Gibb. Would not be the only parked train of the day. But I do have hope, per the green light.....
Photo Date:  8/12/2017  Upload Date: 8/15/2017 3:03:28 PM
Location:  Peruque, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Signal,Track
Locomotives:  BNSF 9217(SD70ACe)
Views:  198   Comments: 1
Coming into Old Monroe........
Title:  Coming into Old Monroe........
Description:  This is the train that had the green board at Gib....empty coal drag.
Photo Date:  8/12/2017  Upload Date: 8/15/2017 3:04:36 PM
Location:  Old Monroe, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5904(ES44AC)
Views:  122   Comments: 1
Out of Elsberry.....
Title:  Out of Elsberry.....
Description:  I was able to get ahead of it at Elsberry, and went a bit beyond.......
Photo Date:  8/12/2017  Upload Date: 8/15/2017 3:06:48 PM
Location:  Elsberry, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 5904(ES44AC)
Views:  110   Comments: 2
Another parked at Burns......
Title:  Another parked at Burns......
Description:  The second parked coal train of the day, just below Clarksville MO.
Photo Date:  8/12/2017  Upload Date: 8/15/2017 3:09:04 PM
Location:  Clarksville, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Signal
Locomotives:  BNSF 6125(ES44AC)
Views:  101   Comments: 2
Not wasting any time.......
Title:  Not wasting any time.......
Description:  The empty flies past the full train at Burns siding on the Hanninbal sub. Like those heat waves!
Photo Date:  8/12/2017  Upload Date: 8/15/2017 3:09:55 PM
Location:  Clarksville, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 6125(ES44AC) BNSF 5677(AC44CW)
Views:  279   Comments: 3
BNSF 9775
Title:  BNSF 9775
Description:  Nice to see these back on the K Line.
Photo Date:  8/12/2017  Upload Date: 8/15/2017 3:10:56 PM
Location:  Clarksville, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  BNSF 9775(SD70MAC)
Views:  142   Comments: 0
A slightly overpowered local....
Title:  A slightly overpowered local....
Description:  Looks like some on loan power is leading the local back toward northerrn parts today, and broke up the cfoal drag consortium.
Photo Date:  8/12/2017  Upload Date: 8/15/2017 3:12:05 PM
Location:  Foley, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  NS 8772(C40-9)
Views:  138   Comments: 2
Switching at Jefferson City.......
Title:  Switching at Jefferson City.......
Description:  They are doing some rail car shuffling here, as this will not be what it looks like when it comes thru California MO.
Photo Date:  9/2/2017  Upload Date: 9/10/2017 2:13:36 PM
Location:  Jefferson City, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Track,Action
Locomotives:  UP 7794(ES44AC)
Views:  82   Comments: 1
The reaaranged train appears.....
Title:  The reaaranged train appears.....
Description:  After about an hour, this is the way it came out of Jefferson City MO.
Photo Date:  9/2/2017  Upload Date: 9/10/2017 2:15:29 PM
Location:  California, MO
Author:  Butch Getz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  UP 7794(ES44AC)
Views:  91   Comments: 0


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