The East Minneapolis, MN, to Chicago, IL, Z-train drags along with only 1 of the 2 NS units running as they climb a grade west of North Lake. The train is about 15 miles west of Butler Yard in Mil... (more)
A 474 train out of St. Paul turned into a 2nd B39 out of Marquette for the run to Mason City. The train had 75 cars of loaded oats bound for Quaker Oats in Cedar Rapids via the Iowa Northern. This... (more)
A 474 train out of St. Paul turned into a 2nd B39 out of Marquette for the run to Mason City. The train had 75 cars of loaded oats bound for Quaker Oats in Cedar Rapids via the Iowa Northern. This... (more)
The daily Kirk Yard to Waterloo manifest train is pulling the 12 mile grade out of the Mississippi River Valley west of Dubuque. Here the train passes a nice farmstead near MP 194, made famous by ... (more)
A pair of NS units and the CN 5291 power M338 out of Waterloo to Kirk Yard, IN. Here the trains races east as the sun sets 18 miles east of Waterloo. The train si about to pass over the 257 detect... (more)