I headed out today in hopes for more drift action. 337 and 703 left Dubuque after sunrise on this bitterly cold day. The low at sunrise was around -15 with wind chills well above the -30's. Unfort... (more)

The daily Waterloo to Kirk Yard manifest train is seen here about to pass under Victor Avenue near the old Beth Siding location. The siding was removed back in 2018 due to maintenance cost and the... (more)

I asked 338's crew yesterday what the drifts look like east of Waterloo. They said around Beth there was some small ones. I headed out today in the bitterly cold to shoot 338 blasting the drifts a... (more)

Well the winter has finally gotten good! Snow and wind has pushed the drifts out to the tracks on the Waterloo and Dubuque Subs for CN. I believe lack of power and people has not allowed the CN to... (more)

Beth siding has become just a name of the past. The siding has been completely removed and the station does not exist anymore in the timetable. Rumors have it the bridge might also becoming out so... (more)

I believe I was on the way to work at Marquette and happened to time out this meet at the west end of the Beth Siding back in 1999. A westbound IC train is working towards Waterloo at sunrise. The... (more)

With winter in full force, Iowa doesn't see alot of the newer AC locomotives. That stuff tends to stay on the busier mainlines for the AC/DP needs. This AC did make it out here to Iowa on X337 and... (more)

With winter in full force, Iowa doesn't see alot of the newer AC locomotives. That stuff tends to stay on the busier mainlines for the AC/DP needs. This AC did make it out here to Iowa on X337 and... (more)

Loaded ethanol train off the Iowa Northern at Waterloo works east on the Dubuque Sub. Here the train tops the grade thru the old station at Beth. This old wooden overpass on the Dubuque Sub has be... (more)

A loaded grain train from western Iowa crosses Buffalo Creek just east of Winthrop. This is one of the few larger wood bridges left on the CN in Iowa. The train is working east on the Dubuque Sub ... (more)

A loaded ethanol train out of western Iowa fights the grade between Winthrop and Masonville. A nice leader heads up this train bound for interchange with the NS in Chicago. The train is currently ... (more)

With a outside air temp of -18 degrees...the eastbound daily freight from Waterloo to Kirk Yard pushes thru some small drifts by the old Beth Siding. The train is running behind today as a massive... (more)

The daily Waterloo to Chicago freight train is already 35 miles into their trip out of Waterloo. Today the train is chasing down a U704 that is 15 miles ahead of them. An eastbound out of Waterloo... (more)

A pair of CSX SD40's was team up with another CSX unit to power this unit ethanol train out of Waterloo. The train now heads east towards Chicago where it will interchange to the CSX for points ea... (more)

The U703 picked up power at Manchester while meeting 2 eastbound trains. The head 2 NS units are off a U705 that spotted Dyersville. The U703 was madeup of the rear 2 CSX motors and the train. See... (more)