La Plata, Missouri, USA | Virtual Railfan LIVE !

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Actual start date: May 19, 2017
This is a live stream of La Plata, Missouri, USA, for people who enjoy watching trains.
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This location is sponsored by Duane & Curt Lundgren, in memory of their hometown Great Northern Railroad. Thank you both for your continued support
Informational Maps (Courtesy of Curt Lundgren, thanks Curt!)
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ABOUT THIS FEED:
La Plata, MO, in Northern Missouri, is located on BNSF Railway's Marceline Subdivision at milepost 312.7, part of their Southern Transcon, the former Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (AT&SF) mainline between Chicago and Los Angeles.
Amtrak’s "Southwest Chief" passenger train stops here twice a day , the eastbound train #4 in the morning and the westbound train #3 in the evening.
The typical BNSF freight train volume is between 50 and 70 trains per 24 hours.
ATCS is no longer available. There is a radio feed for the western part of the BNSF Marceline Sub (also includes the NS Kansas City District) bit.ly/2NbpuII
You will see many Amish and Mennonite folks at the station. Please be respectful of these communities in chat.
When’s the next train? Yeah, we get this a lot. There is no schedule for freight trains. You can figure out the next Amtrak passenger train with this handy link: asm.transitdoc...
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