TWO Amtrak California Zephyr station stops in Ottumwa, IA + BNSF freight train | 8-3-25 Replay

August 3rd, 2025 was a busy night on the railroad in Ottumwa, Iowa, with not just one, but TWO Amtrak California Zephyr trains making their station stops very close together! I streamed both trains' arrival and departures live from the station platform. Eastbound Zephyr train 6 was over ten hours late after having issues with one of its units out west, being replaced by a freight locomotive. It was the first Amtrak train to arrive in Ottumwa for the evening, powered by UP 8606 (SD70ACe) and AMTK 78 (P42DC). About five minutes after it leaves, westbound Zephyr train 5 was ready to pull in for its normal evening stop, powered by AMTK 136 (P42DC) and AMTK 171 (P42DC). Before and after the trains' stops, I discuss other railroad topics of interest and have conversations with those in the live chat. I also caught a westbound BNSF freight train at the beginning of the stream.

If you want to jump to specific highlights, click the timestamps below. You can also click on the "Live Chat Replay" to see all the discussion and messages that came through while the stream was live. Enjoy!

0:00 Introduction
3:35 Westbound BNSF freight train
10:55 Getting ready for two Amtrak trains
15:00 News on O gauge train layout progress
18:22 Upcoming events in Iowa
19:55 Amtrak's California Zephyr train 6, arrival
28:36 Warning horn
32:19 Amtrak's California Zephyr train 6, departure
38:05 Amtrak's California Zephyr train 5, arrival
40:44 Change of engineers
45:04 Warning horn
47:00 Amtrak's California Zephyr train 5, departure
52:58 Going through the chat
1:01:00 CPKC train from afar while talking in the chat
1:07:00 Last few questions and conclusion

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