Final Run of Crandic Job 2, the road job from Cedar Rapids to Iowa City.
Having just passed through Walford, CIC 114 tackles another hill southwest of town.
Thundering up Fairfax Hill, Job 2 heads south towards Iowa City.
Crawling up Fairfax Hill, Job 2 catches some of the last rays of sunlight southwest of Fairfax.
Marking the start of the last week of CRANDIC Job 2, CIC 114 leads the train up Fairfax Hill. Iowa Interstate will take over the daily train from Cedar Rapids to Iowa City effective August 1st.
Horse meets Iron Horse! This is not a posed shot....the rider just came up to the tracks a moment or so before the train arrived and the horse was unhappy about the approaching noise and shaking ... (more)
Remote control switcher
CRANDIC GP9 105 pulls a long cut of cars out of the Wilson Avenue yard headed southward towards the shops.
CIC 114 leads Job 2 south towards the Amana Colonies on its nightly journey to Iowa City from Cedar Rapids.
CIC 111 heads up Job 2 on its way south from Cedar Rapids to Iowa City.
CRANDIC road freight Job 2 heads southbound on the former interurban main near Konigsmark enroute to interchange with the Iowa Interstate.
CRANDIC 108 (ex-IC 1414) prepares to leave the CN yard with interchange traffic. Looming in the background is a coal-fired Alliant Energy power plant. Madison, Wisconsin-based Alliant Energy is ... (more)
