Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
You're on the BNSF, former BN, former Frisco, Cuba Sub - in the cab of as hotshot intermodal. We also hop out of the cab for great trackside shots that add context to the trip. This is a great cab ride!
*No AI was used to bring this show to you.* Read about our AI Policy and how we get videos ready for YouTube at: Pentrex.com/AI
*About Pentrex:* For over 40 years we've been the leader in railroad video entertainment. See us at Pentrex.com and right here on YouTube, with the Official Pentrex Channel!
Pentrex also owns these railroad video entertainment brands: Highball Productions, Green Frog, Valhalla Video, Donner Rails, WB Video, Main Line Motion Pictures, Broken Knuckle Video, Midwest Video and distribute Revelation Video. You will see shows from all the brands on our channel.
*About this show:* Ride across the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Cuba Subdivision between St. Louis and Springfield, Missouri on intermodal train Q-STLCLO. The former Frisco main is an undulating hog-back line that cuts through the rolling hills of the Ozark Plateau.
An engineer's skills are put to a test here as the terrain often causes trains to be stretched along up- and down-hill grades while simultaneously twisting through multiple curves. Experience is the engineer's best tool as he works to keep the train together and moving. Our engineer for this trip is the late Cliff Phillips. This video is presented in memory of Cliff.
The Cuba Sub typically sees three to four trains a day in each direction. However, BNSF was rerouting traffic at the time of our visit (June 1998) and an additional six to eight trains each day brought traffic to unusually high levels. You'll see plenty of meets on this ride!
Ground shots supplement the on-board footage for a balanced view of the line. Highlights include the steep climb out of the Merimac River valley up Iron Hill to St. Clair and the even steeper grade up Dixon Hill from Jerome. The rolling hills and severe curves between Dixon and Sleeper provide great views of the consist as the train snakes through the Ozarks. This Cuba Sub cab ride is a thrilling experience you're sure to enjoy!
Get better quality and a permanent addition to your collection with the DVD: pentrex.com/DVD-Ozark-Country-Cab-Ride-DVD_OCCR-DVD
0:00 The Cuba Sub, with Map
2:02 Meet our engine, and our engineer, Cliff
3:30 Open the throttle, grab the coffee, we're on our way!
5:28 Webster Groves
7:24 Valley Park
8:08 Crossing the Meramec River (First time)
11:03 Eureka, Missouri
12:04 A meet at Pacific
12:38 Red signal, restricted speed
14:12 Run 8 for Catawissa & Robertsville
16:32 In the hole for a meet with M-TULSTL
19:12 The 1.4% grade at Iron Hill
23:25 Blowing the horn through St. Clair
24:25 A meet with Eastbound Q-CLOSTL
26:50 You Are Here (Map)
30:21 Sullivan
33:37 Bourbon
35:55 Cuba, Missouri
38:29 St. James
41:32 Rollin' through Rolla
45:12 Notch 6
47:51 Newburg (Former Frisco town)
51:43 Gasconade River
55:05 Dixon Hill
58:23 The steepest part the Dixon Hill grade
1:01:35 Dixon, Mo
1:05:26 Crocker
1:07:48 A rolling meet with M-TULBIR
1:11:32 West Richland & Stoutland, MO
1:15:34 Lebanon
1:19:48 A Warbonnet, Blue Bonnet & an odd leased unit
1:21:48 Marshfield
1:25:22 A CN unit on M-MEMDEN
1:27:28 Teed Junction, Springfield, Springfield Yard
Thumbnail image:
Cab View by Roger Puta, via a public domain license
You're on the BNSF, former BN, former Frisco, Cuba Sub - in the cab of as hotshot intermodal. We also hop out of the cab for great trackside shots that add context to the trip. This is a great cab ride!
*No AI was used to bring this show to you.* Read about our AI Policy and how we get videos ready for YouTube at: Pentrex.com/AI
*About Pentrex:* For over 40 years we've been the leader in railroad video entertainment. See us at Pentrex.com and right here on YouTube, with the Official Pentrex Channel!
Pentrex also owns these railroad video entertainment brands: Highball Productions, Green Frog, Valhalla Video, Donner Rails, WB Video, Main Line Motion Pictures, Broken Knuckle Video, Midwest Video and distribute Revelation Video. You will see shows from all the brands on our channel.
*About this show:* Ride across the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Cuba Subdivision between St. Louis and Springfield, Missouri on intermodal train Q-STLCLO. The former Frisco main is an undulating hog-back line that cuts through the rolling hills of the Ozark Plateau.
An engineer's skills are put to a test here as the terrain often causes trains to be stretched along up- and down-hill grades while simultaneously twisting through multiple curves. Experience is the engineer's best tool as he works to keep the train together and moving. Our engineer for this trip is the late Cliff Phillips. This video is presented in memory of Cliff.
The Cuba Sub typically sees three to four trains a day in each direction. However, BNSF was rerouting traffic at the time of our visit (June 1998) and an additional six to eight trains each day brought traffic to unusually high levels. You'll see plenty of meets on this ride!
Ground shots supplement the on-board footage for a balanced view of the line. Highlights include the steep climb out of the Merimac River valley up Iron Hill to St. Clair and the even steeper grade up Dixon Hill from Jerome. The rolling hills and severe curves between Dixon and Sleeper provide great views of the consist as the train snakes through the Ozarks. This Cuba Sub cab ride is a thrilling experience you're sure to enjoy!
Get better quality and a permanent addition to your collection with the DVD: pentrex.com/DVD-Ozark-Country-Cab-Ride-DVD_OCCR-DVD
0:00 The Cuba Sub, with Map
2:02 Meet our engine, and our engineer, Cliff
3:30 Open the throttle, grab the coffee, we're on our way!
5:28 Webster Groves
7:24 Valley Park
8:08 Crossing the Meramec River (First time)
11:03 Eureka, Missouri
12:04 A meet at Pacific
12:38 Red signal, restricted speed
14:12 Run 8 for Catawissa & Robertsville
16:32 In the hole for a meet with M-TULSTL
19:12 The 1.4% grade at Iron Hill
23:25 Blowing the horn through St. Clair
24:25 A meet with Eastbound Q-CLOSTL
26:50 You Are Here (Map)
30:21 Sullivan
33:37 Bourbon
35:55 Cuba, Missouri
38:29 St. James
41:32 Rollin' through Rolla
45:12 Notch 6
47:51 Newburg (Former Frisco town)
51:43 Gasconade River
55:05 Dixon Hill
58:23 The steepest part the Dixon Hill grade
1:01:35 Dixon, Mo
1:05:26 Crocker
1:07:48 A rolling meet with M-TULBIR
1:11:32 West Richland & Stoutland, MO
1:15:34 Lebanon
1:19:48 A Warbonnet, Blue Bonnet & an odd leased unit
1:21:48 Marshfield
1:25:22 A CN unit on M-MEMDEN
1:27:28 Teed Junction, Springfield, Springfield Yard
Thumbnail image:
Cab View by Roger Puta, via a public domain license
