A loaded coal train treks across southern Iowa enroute to the West Olive, MI, for Consumers Power. The train is seen here passing the ISU Generating Station west of Chillicothe, IA. The train is o... (more)
A favorite ex-C&O spot on the Big Sandy is the crossovers at Dawkins, few miles south of Paintsville. Pretty easy spot to get into and shoot both directions. Here an eastbound empty coal train is ... (more)
Business has been busy on the CN this late summer and early fall, and with that the CN has been alittle power short too. When the CN gets power short Iowa tends to get alot more foreign power than... (more)
Westbound Blue Island auto train race west on the BNSF Transcon Main west of Kinsman. The train has 2 run thru CSXT motors as the train is seen here passing some of the few remaining ex-Santa Fe i... (more)
One thing high on the "to do" list on our October trip was the CP H51/52 locals based out of Max on the New Town Sub. For the CP in 2017, this standard cab consist is pretty sweet. The H... (more)