Railfanning BNSF's Southern Transcon in Fort Madison, Iowa!

This is the first of 3 days I spent in Fort Madison, Iowa this past July. This was my second trip along the BNSF Southern Trainscon (Last year in La Plata) and I wasn't disappointed! Fort Madison sees 50-70 daily average freight trains plus 2 Amtrak (one in each direction) daily. I saw countless meets, horn shows, foreign, power, and more!! So make sure you stay tuned for parts 2 and 3 of this amazing trip!!


Subdivision(s)
BNSF Chillicothe Subdivision

Location(s)
Fort Madison, IA
Niota, IL

Westbound H Train
BNSF #4379 (GE C44-9W)
BNSF #6641 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #6710 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #8552 (EMD SD70ACe)

Eastbound Z Train
BNSF #8270 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #6679 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #5906 (GE ES44DC)
BNSF #4112 (GE C44-9W)
BNSF #8281 (GE ES44AC)

Eastbound X Train
BNSF #7572 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #3253 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #3697 (GE ET44AC)

Eastbound V
BNSF #7852 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #6336 (GE ES44AC)

Eastbound H Train
BNSF #5992 (GE ES44DC)
BNSF #9331 (EMD SD70ACe)

Westbound Q Train
BNSF #6599 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #7367 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #8890 (EMD SD70MAC)
BNSF #9604 (EMD SD70MAC)

Eastbound X Train
BNSF #5939 (GE ES44DC)
BNSF #7824 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #7239 (GE ES44DC)

Westbound Q Train
BNSF #7826 (GE ES44AC)
NS #4283 (GE AC44C6M)
BNSF #7298 (GE ES44AC)
NS #9789 (GE C40-9W)

Westbound Z Train
BNSF #7923 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #4085 (GE C44-9W)
BNSF #5166 (GE C44-9W)
BNSF #5716 (GE C44-9W)

Westbound Z Train
BNSF #7062 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #8224 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #7568 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #986 (GE C44-9W)
BNSF #9343 (EMD SD70ACe)

Westbound Z Train
BNSF #4156 (GE C44-9W)
BNSF #7286 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #4216 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #670 (GE C44-9W)

Southwest Chief #3
AMTK #139 (GE P42DC)
AMTK #161 (GE P42DC)

Westbound G Train
BNSF #4449 (GE C44-9W)
FXE #4035 (EMD SD70ACe)
FXE #4033 (EMD SD70ACe)
BNSF #4233 (GE ES44AC)

Eastbound Q Train
BNSF #5296 (GE C44-9W)
BNSF #7694 (GE ES44DC)

Westbound X Train
BNSF #4212 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #5340 (GE C44-9W)
BNSF #5619 (GE C44-9W)
BNSF #7449 (GE ES44AC)

Westbound Z Train
BNSF #8388 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #8132 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #7961 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #8161 (GE ES44AC)

Westbound Z Train
BNSF #7404 (GE ES44AC)
BNSF #5933 (GE ES44DC)
BNSF #7442 (GE ES44AC)
NS #4439 (GE AC44C6M)


0:00 BNSF 4379 West
5:49 BNSF 8270 East
10:20 BNSF 7572 East
14:53 BNSF 7852 East
20:48 BNSF 5992 East
22:40 BNSF 6599 West
29:10 BNSF 5939 East
31:07 Westbound BNSF Z Train
35:06 BNSF 7923 West
39:57 BNSF 7062 West
45:54 Southwest Chief #3 (AMTK 161)
46:58 BNSF 4156 West (With ATSF Warbonnet)
49:43 Amtrak #3 Departs
51:37 BNSF 4449 West
56:05 BNSF 5296 East
58:25 BNSF 4212 West
1:02:31 BNSF 8388 West
1:08:41 BNSF 7404 West


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