The Canadian National GT heritage unit waits in the siding at Gibb for a coal train to pass.
Cold weather brings air problems for H-GALMEM at Gibb siding. I never saw the conductor on the ground inspecting the train until I looked at the photos later in the day.
A westbound manifest passes through the lowlands adjacent to the Mississippi River. This area is often under water and the constant wet conditions provide challenges to BNSF to keep the track in ... (more)
A Herzog maintenance train is picking up old ties and generally cleaning up the area in the melting remnants of an overnight dusting of snow.
This eastbound BNSF manifest on the Hannibal Sub is passing Gibb siding. I thought it might show up too late, but it had perfect timing to catch the brilliant late afternoon sun.
A short BNSF manifest passes Firma in the last minutes of golden sun. Up to this point I was wishing the train would hurry along to my location before the sun set.