Normally ever spring a weed spray train runs across the Iowa Zone on the CN. Each year you never know what type unit CN will put on it for power. This year a nice treat was this GE cowl unit. Here... (more)

And a way we go....that is what the engineer is about to experience as 98 loads of ethanol are about to push him up to 50 mph. Iowa is not flat as many think. One travels along the CN Dubuque Sub ... (more)

A loaded ethanol train out of western Iowa fights the grades around Winthrop Curves. A nice leader heads up this train bound for interchange with the NS in Chicago. The train is currently working ... (more)

A loaded ethanol train out of western Iowa fights the grades between Raymond and Jesup. A nice leader heads up this train bound for interchange with the NS in Chicago. The train is currently worki... (more)

An empty ethanol train out of Memphis, TN, off the UP, works back west towards western Iowa to spot at the originating location where the train was 1st loaded. CN has new business that is running ... (more)

The Waterloo to Kirk Yard daily freight train has a pair of BNSF units for power today. Here the train works hard over the hogbacks between Raymond and Jesup on the CN Dubuque Sub. The train is o... (more)

The sound of 2 GP38's barking could be heard for a few minutes before the train showed up. Here the Dubuque local 565 climbs out of the Mississippi River Valley towards Peosta. The 10 mile hike up... (more)

The L565 local rolls out of Dubuque for their daily trek to Manchester and back. This job works all the local industries between Peosta and Manchester, and will make connection most days with a L5... (more)

The CN had 2 sets of BNSF power on the locals between Waterloo and Sioux City. On Sunday, February 24th, both sets of power did their fair share of busting drifts between Waterloo and Fort Dodge i... (more)

Canadian National ethanol train U705 passes by a big old oak tree as they make their way into Waterloo with a eclectic lashup led by a C44-9WL still wearing BC Rail colors.

After slamming Drifts all night on L570 making time on the Hogbacks in Eastern Iowa

2 CN Units!!!! That how exciting it has been to get consists like this in Iowa this year on CN. Power short problems has seen CN use a ton of foreign and leased units in Iowa. Here an empty grain ... (more)

Another storms hits Iowa today. An unusual southerly breeze allowed for me to shoot the southside today, so I took advantage. Here the daily Kirk Yard freight train out of Waterloo rolls thru the ... (more)

A loaded ethanol train out of western Iowa rolls east of the CN Dubuque Sub. The train is about 10 miles east of Waterloo as they roll over the hogback territory. 3 NS units will go thru with the ... (more)

With heavy snow and strong winds on Tuesday night, the L567 local covered the CN 5455 on their Manchester turn. A clean unit was needed in Cedar Rapids today for the L563 local. So the crew cabbed... (more)