DME's "Spirit of 86" GP40, dedictated to DME employees is parked on a yard track at Clinton, Iowa on Veterans Day, 2009.

The Clinton local departs the "City of Seven Smells" for Nahant yard in Davenport behind three GP9's and a GP7.

UP stack trains meet at Clinton just west of the Mississippi River.

The Soo Clinton facilities were modest, an old section house and siding sufficed. The Mississippi River levee is seen in the distance, not sure what the larger building is. The 4204 is a Conrai... (more)

The traction motor blowers on a quartet of SD40s kicks up dust as it accelerates after waiting for a UP eastbound to cross in front of it.

A westbound intermodal comes off the bridge which is slated to be replaced in the not-too-distant future.

A well weathered ADM switcher waits for it's next call.

Exchanging an empty for a full. Westbound 5585 pulls into the yard stopping for a crew change while the eastbound heads for Chicago.

The crews look over their switch lists as they begin another work day.

An eastbound UP coal load passes ADM's unconventional-looking coal storage facility.

A banditized #431 bends out of Clinton headed to K.C. on the Dri-Line. The CNW yard is seen off to the left. The Dri-Line, CNW, and SOO would all be fallen flags soon after this photo was snappe... (more)

#437 was a daily Twin Cities-K.C. symbol with lots of autoracks, seen here headed downriver and powered by a pair of bandits crossing over the CNW at 5th St.

With the US 30 Mississippi River highway bridge as a backdrop, Soo 2066 drags the daily TOFC across the CNW 5th St. interlocker headed to K.C. 2066 is still active on the CP roster in 2009, click... (more)

UP 6665 About to make a crew change at Clinton IA after crossing the Mississippi River