It was crazy to see how traffic the CN is getting from the spin off railroad FOXY at Wausau. Here the L581 heads back to Rapid with 94 cars off the FOXY. The train is working thru Yard Limits as t... (more)

In 2019 Winter the past 7 weeks has been pretty tough on everyone in the Midwest. Last night Canadian Pacific's B-41 local left Mason City around 2am with a wedge plow and 69 cars. Multiple derail... (more)

The Roadmaster told the crew there was a "big one" at MP 6. I have been running back and forth between Waterloo and Dubuque and haven't seen hardly anything, so I was alittle skeptical h... (more)

On a gloomy afternoon, a CP work train preforms a shove from Genoa to Davis Junction with two of CPs finest EMDs for power.

It is interesting to see how much traffic the CN has around the Stevens Point area. There are alot of locals in the area and many have sets of SD60's assigned to them. Here a trio of 60's power th... (more)

It is interesting to see how much traffic the CN has around the Stevens Point area. There are alot of locals in the area and many have sets of SD60's assigned to them. Here a trio of 60's power th... (more)

After taking a 2 hour bath at the Hiawatha siding for a northbound Weston coal train, this 581 is back on the move towards Rapids. The train has 15 loads of company ballast out of Mosinee and 64 f... (more)

After taking a 2 hour bath at the Hiawatha siding for a northbound Weston coal train, this 581 is back on the move towards Rapids. The train has 15 loads of company ballast out of Mosinee and 64 f... (more)

Another Friday chase of the evening local out of Cedar Rapids. The 567 again got enough traffic over the week to warrant the 5459 for a 2nd motor. Traffic has stayed steady in this area unlike som... (more)

CN hadn't run anything on the Cedar Rapids Branch since 12/23. After a couple days of heavy wind and some snow from the last storm, the branch was drifted in pretty good in spots. An extra crew wa... (more)

CN hadn't run anything on the Cedar Rapids Branch since 12/23. After a couple days of heavy wind and some snow from the last storm, the branch was drifted in pretty good in spots. An extra crew wa... (more)

Lots of times the CN in Iowa needs a 3rd unit, sometimes called a kicker, to get the tonnage over the grades east of Waterloo. Most days the consist is sent out as a 3-unit set, but sometimes a SD... (more)

From Tuesday thru Saturday the locals on the Omaha Sub work and usually meet at Denison. The jobs normal run with a single SD60 that faces forward since they wye power at both ends. With the Omaha... (more)

CN hadn't run anything on the Cedar Rapids Branch since 12/23. After a couple days of heavy wind and some snow from the last storm, the branch was drifted in pretty good in a few spots. An extra c... (more)

The CN has alot of locals in the Stevens Point/Wisconsin Rapids area and many have sets of SD60's assigned to them. The Wisconsin Rapids to Wausau turn job was high on my list of things to do. Thi... (more)