I was wondering if there are any good sources for railfanning in the Kansas City area. I've been down there twice & it's absolutely overwhelming. Sure, I found Argentine & Neff, but it'd be nice to have a source that showed tonnage or train frequency on the main lines. Even better would be something that showed branch and spur tracks, however huge such a map might be.
Second, when I left I followed highway 210 a ways, stopping in the town of Hardin, MO. I was a bit confused by whose tracks I was following as the MO DOT map wasn't real clear here. A BNSF stack train was sitting in Hardin & when it left, instead of going straight on, it veered off to the south and got onto another (single?) track. Possibly a connector track between the two very seperate lines. East of Hardin, the track the BNSF turned onto is gone. It goes into town to an elevator and loop track, but ends at the highway. Whose track was this and why would BNSF use it west of Hardin?
Second, when I left I followed highway 210 a ways, stopping in the town of Hardin, MO. I was a bit confused by whose tracks I was following as the MO DOT map wasn't real clear here. A BNSF stack train was sitting in Hardin & when it left, instead of going straight on, it veered off to the south and got onto another (single?) track. Possibly a connector track between the two very seperate lines. East of Hardin, the track the BNSF turned onto is gone. It goes into town to an elevator and loop track, but ends at the highway. Whose track was this and why would BNSF use it west of Hardin?