Empty ethanol train CN U705 rolls by just east of Manchester, IA. The lights from the crossing gate illuminate stray snowflakes whipped up by the passing freight train.

CN had high hopes that scenes like this in Iowa might be a common thing, but that won't be the case. KCS power had been coming to Iowa alot in later 2021. Here 338 sets out Cedar Rapids loading at... (more)

EJ&E 703 leads L565 west towards Manchester, IA. Photo was taken from a corn field with permission from landowner.

A widecab geep is on point of this day's Cedar Rapids to Manchester local. The train would do work at the yard in town, then head back south later in the evening.

CN 5466 and 9530 pull the evening northbound to Manchester, Iowa.

Ex CCP ICG 101403 (Jordan Spreader) and CN 2845 approach the 275th St. Grade crossing, where they will briefly stop to grab some lunch before continuing down the line.

CN 2845 pushes ex CCP ICG 101403 (Jordan Spreader) through drifts from Manchester, IA to Cedar Rapids, IA on the CN CR line. This photo (taken south of Manchester, IA) shows the crew “flangingâ€... (more)

The CN ran their Jordan Spreader from Waterloo to Cedar Rapids on Tuesday 2/16. The crew flanged and push drifts back as they went. The drifting wasn't terrible, but it was time to push some of th... (more)

On February 16th the CN ran a plow extra out of Waterloo to push back the drifts that have occurred from the snowy and windy first few weeks of February. Here the plow extra crosses a rural crossi... (more)

NS 1066 (NYC heritage) leads a golden hour westbound through Manchester, IA, on the Dubuque subdivision.

CN 5618 leads L567 to Manchester, Iowa. This photo was taken next to the HWY 20 overpass, just after sunset.

CNs Track Geometry RDC heads down the Cedar Rapids Sub just south of Manchester Iowa. The trip down to Cedar Rapids is a deadhead move and when they get to CR the crew will flip ends and inspect t... (more)

Heat from the dynamics pour out of this consist as the engineer on 338 has the dynamics in full as they slow down for a temp slow order in downtown Manchester. The train is also dropping down a .8... (more)

L567 pulls the the horses back as they slow up for Manchester. This job works at 17:00 Monday thru Friday out of Cedar Rapids and makes a Manchester Turn. During the summer days, that make this a ... (more)

The daily Waterloo to Kirk Yard freight train glides down grade into Manchester, hot on the heels of a G898. In somewhat odd move, the CN is shipping power back to Chicago today on this train. Iow... (more)