Today's daily Waterloo to Kirk Yard manifest train isn't pulling very hard to get their train up "Little Raymond Hill". With only 28 cars and a notch 5 restriction on the head unit, the ... (more)

When the weather turns cold, the track has alot of strain put on it with the contracting steel. Many joints can come apart, as is the case here at MP 269.9 on the CN Dubuque Sub. The 1st real cold... (more)

When the weather turns cold, the track has alot of strain put on it with the contracting steel. Many joints can come apart, as is the case here at MP 269.9 on the CN Dubuque Sub. The 1st real cold... (more)