The Cedar River local is off the 10 mph restriction thru Charles City and now hammers on it to get a run for the grade leaving south out of town. Here the train passes the distant signal for the d... (more)

C&E- A friendly IC&E/CP-Mason City crew takes time to talk at Charles City, between run-by's and photo staging for CP Company Photographers.

After DM&E train #478 cleared the diamond at Charles City, the southbound Cedar River continued south towards Waterloo. Here they pass the northbound fixed distant signal for the DM&E diamond.

Passing the distant signal for the ICE crossing.

Mason City, IA, to Kansas City, MO, manifest train is eastbound at Charles City, MP 89. The train just left Mason City 28 mile ago. This train normally runs out of Mason midday for the trip to Mar... (more)

A loaded ethanol train out of Welcome, MN, makes their way east towards Marquette. The train is passing MP 92 as they start downhill into Charles City with 81 cars and IC&E 6217, DM&E 6200, CSXT 6... (more)

This Hartley ethanol train begins the climbing out of Charles City as the sun has just started a new day. Charles City is the 1st of may 1% grades this train will cross between Charles City and Ca... (more)

Iowa Terminal GE 70-ton #75 at Charles City, IA in the summer of '75.

Passing Verasun Ethanol Plant with one job making a pick up The other working its way to Mason City

The Cedar River local is about to cross the IC&E Mason City Sub at Charles City. Kind of surprised this unit might make it into 2009 on CN's roster. The Cedar River went to work today at 09:30, a... (more)

The ICE and it's employees move forward into the unknown on their last day of independence. Tomorrow will bring CP ownership and new oppertunities. “You won’t be smiling for long when it’s a... (more)

ICE's last day of independence. "I can't stay another day. I'll throw the pages on the floor, I'm starting over like before. I'll change this stupid ending and stay with you forever more." Scorpio... (more)

HUCC passes the fairly new VeraSun ethanol plant. -10 with wind gusts up to 40mph and a wind chill of atleast -30...and I'm the one that elected to stand out on a bridge!

Frosty day and hard light, Drifting down hill in DB's