High Speed BNSF and NS Trains at WB Junction, MO - 2010 (70mph!)

I wasn't planning on making a trip to WB this year, but with weather looking prime and me thinking I'll never have another summer vacation to blow money on trains, I decided to make the 10hr trip. It was definately worth it this year. I couldnt have asked for much more! Though my videos did turn out extremely crappy. I thought I had the right setting on the camera but apparently not. The blur and jumpiness is awful, and with the camera so light, it shakes violently with the ground (like that 4th train).

Train 1.
Trailers and containers from the east coast ride train Z-NYCLAC9 at 70mph westbound through WB. The new JBH Intermodal trailers and the Schnieder National trailers on this train were interesting to see. Both companies have made the switch to containers and I thought were completely out of the TOFC business (JBH containers regularly ride as TOFC, but they aren't trailers). It is an interesting shift back to trailers and I'm curious why.

Train 2.
An unknown stack train from the ports of L.A. and Long Beach head east over the 40mph connection from the NS owned track back to BNSF.

Train 3.
The hottest of them all - the Willow Springs to North Bay super shooter flies west at 65+ per. This train used to be solid UPS trailers, but with the recession it was combined with Stockton traffic (the domestic containers and first 8 trailers).

Train 4.
A solid domestic container train for San Bernadino moves west at 60 plus mph.

Train 5.
A Z from Alliance, TX is next, one of only 4 EB Z's I see during this Tuesday 24 hour count.

Train 6.
This is a BNSF train led by NS power heading west around the sweeping curve at WB, moving its 45 cars by at 55mph.

Train 7.
at 7:51pm, NS train 272 from K.C to Bellevue heads straight through the junction eastbound at 55 mph, with 59 auto loads.

Train 8.
20 minutes behind the autorack is train 260 from K.C. (Voltz) to Detroit, its 105 trailers flying into the darkness at 60mph.

Train 9.
Another monstrous stack train from Chicago to L.A. heads west only minutes after the triple crown clears.