We lucked out to get the EJE 703 leading on the 586/565 jobs Sunday at Dubuque. Also as lucky we got them doing the bakery during daylight. This little branch off the mainline, which has some stre... (more)

Canadian Pacific Holiday train passes downtown Dubuque, Iowa north bound toward Marquette, IA. The CN yard office is in the foreground and framed by landmark Julien Hotel and the Dubuque County ... (more)

"Support Our Troops." KCS 4006 leads CN M338 over Catfish Creek in Dubuque.

EJ&E 703 (the only remaining J-Ball GP38-2) and GTW 5856 (the only remaining Grand Trunk Western Operation Life Saver locomotive) lead CN train L56591 21 westbound over Catfish Creek. This is the ... (more)

One would think this picture would've been taken sometime in 2005... a pair of GTW GP38-2s and IC 6250 leads the Manchester turn out of Dubuque, Iowa, climbing the 13 mile long 1% grade

GTW 5856 leads L565 out of Dubuque and over Catfish Creek.

NS 1066 (NYC heritage) leads U705 across Catfish Creek, on the Dubuque subdivision.

338 pulls down #4 track at Dubuque to begin their work. They past L586's power that is on #2 track on a built L565 local that will run this afternoon to Manchester and back. The 338 crew will seto... (more)

As the dense fog slowly clears out, Kansas City Southern 5000 leads CN grain train G884 into Dubuque with "Hoars Frost" lingering on the trees.

CN's M338 had some interesting power yesterday: CN 8862 (SD70M-2), CN 2434 (C40-8M), IC 6200 (repainted SD40-3). This photo was taken from the Fremont Ave. bridge in Dubuque, IA. The dense (at tim... (more)

IC 3107 switches out cars in CN Dubuque Yard during the early morning hours.

As a storm lurks over the distance in Dubuque, L586 with Canadian cab 9402 works CN's Dubuque Yard.

The Dubuque local is all done with their work in East Dubuque and now heads back to Dubuque as they cross the Mississippi River. This job does an East Dubuque turn 7 days a week with a start time ... (more)

After a day of switching, the Dubuque local L586 is now tied down for the day. The power and cars are setup for the afternoon L565 local to depart for Manchester. A pair of SD60's is holding down ... (more)

This fall heavy rains cause some serious issues on the Dubuque Hill near MP 189. The whole hillside gave out and fell towards the tracks in a landslide. That cause some problems with the heavy rai... (more)