Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Alco RS-1 #222 between switching assignments at Ft. Dodge, Iowa in June 1956. Photo by Fred Ziebe, part of my slide collection.
Northbound Boone, IA, to Eagle Grove, IA, small freight passes over the mighty tall bridge here at Fort Dodge. The train is on the Fort Dodge Sub which they will use from Moorland to Eagle Grove t... (more)
I have seen many awesome photos over the years of decent size consists from the IC and CCP days of heavy eastbound trains struggling to get out of Fort Dodge here at Lake Oley. Now days 8000 hors... (more)
The Boone to Eagle Grove manifest train crosses the Des Monies River at Fort Dodge on this cold morning. The sun hasn't even make it all the way into the valley yet as the temperature hovers aroun... (more)
Slowly moving over the Des Moines River, the daily Boone to Eagle Grove manifest over the ex-Chicago Western high river bridge, built in 1903, on a stormy June afternoon.
With the local to Sioux City on the left, and the local to Arthur on the right, both crews are wating on paperwork at Ft Dodge before heading out to put their trains together. SD40's have returned... (more)
UP's OLS special soars over the ex-CGW Des Moines River Bridge in Fort Dodge with the Katy Heritage unit leading.
The "Katy" heritage unit crosses the ex-CGW high bridge over the Des Moines River.
An Operation Lifesaver special led by the "Katy" heritage unit crosses over the Des Moines River on a former Chicago Great Western bridge. Photo taken from the Des Moines River Dam.
BNSF grain that lodes on the CN passing the L570 power
A CN local plus lite engines are parked side-by-side as UP crosses a large viaduct in the background.
Southbound loaded ethanol train is moving 10mph across the high bridge in Ft Dodge.
L569's and L573's power await their night runs to Council Bluffs and Sioux City.
EMD's attempt to enter the first generation locomotive rebuilding market- note how it rides on a GP frame and trucks.