Railfanning La Plata, MO Train 1 of 32 - BNSF 6830 Leads an Intermodal June 9, 2013
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Channel: Darren Gordon (containerman2) · 2013 · Autos & Vehicles
BNSF Locomotives 6830 (ES44C4), 4332 (C44-9W), and 7251 (ES44DC) power an Intermodal / Z Train eastbound on the BNSF Marceline Subdivision (MP 313.2) heading to Chicago. Shot from the Train Watching Lookout Point near the Depot Inn and Suites at La Plata, MO. The BNSF Marceline Sub runs from Fort Madison, IA to Kanas City, MO. Filmed at 7:25am, Sunday June 9, 2013. (Video 1 of 31) After spending some time at Joliet, I took the Amtrak Southwest Chief to La Plata, MO and spent the night at the Depot Inn and Suites then had a full day of railfanning before catching the Chief again bound for Flagstaff, AZ.
