While it comes and goes, trios of SD70Ms in Iowa are kind of common. M338 has a trio of them today as they pass the 1st siding out of Waterloo, near Jesup. As one can see, the tie gang has just fi... (more)

A quartet of Canadian National locomotives lead manifest freight M388 eastbound as it crosses over Spring Creek and approaches Jesup, Iowa. This freight is starting its journey towards Gary, India... (more)

A somewhat rare event, a pair of SD60's lead the daily Kirk Yard to Waterloo manifest west on the Dubuque Sub. The train had many issues with the ice storm that hit overnight and extra power was b... (more)

The daily Waterloo to Kirk Yard manifest train rolls off east on the Dubuque Sub. The train is just past the siding at Jesup on this bitterly cold day. The temperature was -8 over the 257 HBD. If ... (more)

The daily Waterloo to Kirk Yard manifest train dashes thru the snow as it passes thru Jesup on the CN Dubuque Sub. The train is 15 miles east of Waterloo. Foreign power is getting to be the norm t... (more)

Memorial Day has the N&W heritage unit leading the daily Waterloo to Kirk Yard freight out of Iowa. Here it passes the Jesup Cemetery as people gather to pay their respects in a flag filled cemete... (more)

Back in October 2022, the daily Waterloo to Kirk Yard trains, began running with alot of SD70M-2's. Pairs, trios, and a 5-pack of solid EMD's were seen in and out of Waterloo. A big departure from... (more)

In a very unusual circumstance, the CN ran 2 test trains across the Dubuque Sub on 5-16. The CN received an FRA geo train from the CP at Dubuque over the weekend, and the CN twice annual geo train... (more)

About 7:30am on a cold Super Bowl Sunday morning, a westbound U705 broke a couple rails east and west of Jesup on the CN Dubuque Sub. The signal maintainer came out and found a couple 2 inch break... (more)

About 7:30am on a cold Super Bowl Sunday morning, a westbound U705 broke a couple rails east and west of Jesup on the CN Dubuque Sub. The signal maintainer came out and found a couple 2 inch break... (more)

Crazy how unit trains sometimes come in fleets to the Iowa Zone. This is the 3rd empty ethanol train to run the past 16 hours out of Hawthorne. An empty bound for Tara, IA, rolls between switches ... (more)

Hasn't been alot to shoot around the house this year for winter stuff. However today produced a nice winter scene as sleet and freezing rain coated everything. The boys had a day off from school s... (more)

G888 off the Iowa Northern at Waterloo is stopped to meet and swap crews with a U703. The crews are Dubuque and Waterloo crews, so instead of running across the Dubuque Sub and cabbing home, the c... (more)

The daily Waterloo to Kirk Yard manifest train passes thru Jesup on the way to Chicago. The sun is trying to sneak thru the fog to light up this amazing frosty scene. The train will make the trek ... (more)

An empty grain train bound for Alden, IA, pulls into the siding at Jesup to meet M338. The train is working west on the Dubuque Sub on this foggy/frosty morning. Kind of odd to see a SD60 leading ... (more)