Well people winter has finally arrived in Iowa. My 1st drift shot of the winter was today on the Dubuque Sub. M337 has 50 mph in hand as they hit some small drifts about 8 miles east of Waterloo. ... (more)
The Manchester turn rolls west between Raymond and Jesup with 15 cars and the 5522. This job was ran today to cleanup cars between Waterloo and Manchester since the only scheduled trains thru here... (more)
Sometimes the IEI coal trains would come off the BNSF with all the motors facing east. When this happens usually the empties would run to Manchester long-hood forward and turn a unit there. Howeve... (more)
Rolling along at 50 mph, this empty ethanol train is closing in on Waterloo. The train is passing over Dunkerton Rd. 3 miles east of Raymond. The head 37 cars will be setout and new power added fo... (more)
A system empty is getting close to Waterloo as they top Big Raymond hill east of Raymond. These 110 empties will be broken up and either head west on L571 or go north on the Cedar River (L575).