BNSF MOW fill a washout near Frentresss Lake 14 inches of rain fell in a 12 hour period making for a real mess
No 71 is about 1/3 in Iowa and 2/3 in Illinois as it crosses the swing bridge. As I recall, the bridge had received a paint job a year or two prior to this shot. Taken from the ramp up to the old ... (more)
A long, westbound CGW manifest (often called mortgage lifters due to the revenue generated) leaves the double track at East Cabin and heads for the tunnel, the swing bridge, and Iowa. From a 120 E... (more)
Eastbound Intermodal along the Mississippi River just west of East Dubuque Ill.
Not something you see very often anymore with two IC SD70s leading M338!
Eastbound CB&Q passenger train to Chicago, The North Coast Limited, slows on approach to station stop at East Dubuque. Switches and signals in this area (expect for the block signal on the right) ... (more)