A pair of IC SD40-3s power a 124-car ore train towards Proctor with a hint of fall color in the trees.
The MRF departs Proctor with seven units (IC 6253, 6252, 6257, 6259, BLE 909, DMIR 205, 201). All four paint schemes currently being operated on the former Missabe are represented here. The 909, 2... (more)
The CN U700 has one more move to make before it departs Duplainville for Grayslake, IL. A reverse move to pick up it's Conductor who is hanging on the very last car.
This Southbound CN or IC, comes off the new siding and heads for Mt Vernon.
CN switcher exits tunnel with cars for BNSF and Phoenix chemical
The lettering on the cab shows that this is an ex-Illinois Central locomotive. It teamed up with GT 5950, an ex-KCS SD40-3, for yard duty in Dubuque on this day.
Cedar Rapids - Manchester Local heads south out of town after doing its work in Manchester. (Canon EOS20D, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM)
Grain emptys heading west on CN/IC
