A Mona, IA, bound empty ethanol train twist thru the northeast Iowa hills on the Mason City Sub. The train passes MP 63, 63 miles west of Marquette, IA. At Nora Spring the plan is head up the Iowa... (more)
The Davenport to Mason City local freight swing around the s-curve near MP 63. This short train will stop in a mile to setout 1 car at Homeland Energy Solutions. Then on to New Hampton to meet a 6... (more)
An empty ethanol train bound for Hartley, IA, works west at MP 63. Here the train snake out of the river valley west of Lawler passing Homeland Ethanol Plant located between New Hampton and Lawler... (more)
A pair of SD40's power this B38 local from Mason City, IA, to Nahant Yard in Davenport, IA. The local has a long list of local work they have along the way from Mason to Marquette today and will t... (more)
The Belt Clearing Yard in Chicago, IL, to Huron, SD, manifest train is just top the 1% grade out of Lawler as they past the Homeland Energy Solutions ethanol plant. Over night winter storm has peo... (more)
The Homeland Energy Ethanol Plant is a hoping place this Friday afternoon. In the background there is a loaded train ready to depart with CSXT/IC&E power, mean while an empty for Homeland Energy c... (more)
471 is passing MP 63 and passing the power for an outbound 634 Lawler Ethanol Train. There is an crew enroute from Mason City to take the train east to Marquette behind 471 and ahead of 578 who is... (more)
Savanna, IL to Mason City, IA manifest train rolls along at MP 63 west of Lawler. This power was fairly clean when it went by MP 48 at Ft Atkinson, since then there has been some decent snow drift... (more)
A Chicago, IL to Spencer, IA coal extra has just topped the 2nd toughest grade west of Marquette on the Mason City Sub as they head west. With 5 of the 7 SD40's running this 101 car coal train isn... (more)
