The Iowa Northern had leased some LLPX units to help out while their power gets PTC installed back in 2020 These units have been pretty common on the local Waterloo switcher during the day time. H... (more)

High Elevation High Cab. Salt Lake, Garfield & Western Railway GP39-2 no. DS-13 is seen leading a short train across John Glenn Rd in Salt Lake City, Utah. The locomotive is a unique hi... (more)

Ex-CMQ nee-CP SD40-2F #9024. It actually glows in the dark....well, no, but after making headlines for being in tow with #2816 eastward, it was dropped off here for crew familiarization well into... (more)

After holding up for MoW in the small town of Vesuvius, VA down at the bottom of the grade another Railfan looks on taking photo's as the Northbound NS 12Z with double heritage units on the head, ... (more)

A pair of SD70's lead this Englewood, TX, to South St. Paul, MN, freight that has slowed up for the curves and diamond at Iowa Falls. The train passes over the branch the UP that runs over to Alde... (more)

Busy day at Von Storch. 3843 sits in one bay getting attention. The PA sits behind the crane sunning itself. 2002 is behind the building waiting for shop time. 2457 has assembled an OCS and 1804 ... (more)

CNW 964 is ready for a crew change at CNW's Butler Yard in March of 1988. Once a busy terminal with trains to Green Bay, the Twin Cities, and the Twin Ports (plus numerous locals and extras), only... (more)

A hefty North Platte to Valley Park freight train pulls into Sioux City dead on hours. The train waited for the D&I to clear, and now crosses the BNSF and CN at the mix master diamonds in Sioux Ci... (more)

After smacking one of Indiana's finest into the ditch, this M648 is back on the move north towards Terra Haute. Some lady went around the gates near MP 609, and is lucky to be alive. Here the trai... (more)

Prowling in the street during the early morning hours, a YN2 pair leads 88 coal empties bound for Bailey Mine in Pennsylvania for loading and to eventually return to New Haven Power plant along th... (more)

First run of a phase 7 P42 duo heads across a bridge as it heads up towards tunnel one.

The BNSF still operates about 100 miles of ex-MILW mainline in western Iowa. Bayard Local LHLA609 works 5 days a week out to Bayard doing local work. Here the job slowly heads back to Council Bluf... (more)

In true Adirondack fashion, water steadily flows on the Sacandaga River under the D&H Hadley Trestle as the final run of the day to the Maple in April festival crosses over featuring Alco 5.

In far western Iowa, the UP has a secondary mainline that comes out of St. Paul, towards Sioux City, and onto Council Bluffs. North of Sioux City, the CN and UP have joint trackage that UP dispatc... (more)

RS-11 1804 and PA-1 190 get time in the sunshine this morning.