A loaded grain train out of western Iowa dip thru the big hogback on the CN Dubuque Sub. The train is working between Jesup and Independence as they make their way back to East Dubuque and interch... (more)

A loaded ethanol train out of western Iowa prepares for their decent into the Wapsipinicon River Valley at Independence. The train passes this nice acreage on the westside. CN has been doing a goo... (more)

With 7 motors and over 10,000 feet of traffic for Iowa, this daily Kirk Yard to Waterloo manifest rumbles out of Independence at track speed. The train is about 22 miles from destination. Normally... (more)

A loaded ethanol train from western Iowa rolls along the CN Dubuque Sub at sunset. The train is seen here about 19 miles east of Waterloo. The crew will change out at Dubuque in 74 miles to the ea... (more)

Freight traffic in Iowa has been getting heavier as the summer has gone on. That usually means a few X338's will run to help move additional traffic the daily M338 can not handle. As in the case t... (more)

With 6600 foot of extra traffic, this extra 338 rolls off into the setting sun east of Independence. The train is climbing out of Independence on the CN Dubuque Sub 26 miles east of Waterloo. Don'... (more)

I was completely shocked to see 2 cowl units leading the daily Kirk Yard to Waterloo manifest train. With more PTC becoming in service across CN there is a push for PTC leaders to be on trains as ... (more)

Was a busy day on Saturday, 7/20, by my place along the Dubuque Sub. During daylight 6 trains passed by between Waterloo and Manchester. Normally this section only has 1 scheduled train in dayligh... (more)

The morning sun is trying to burn off the humidity morning as a westbound empty ethanol train bound for western Iowa blazes across the hogbacks of the Dubuque Sub.The train has just passed thru In... (more)

An empty ethanol train bound for western Iowa is seen here rolling over the hilly Dubuque Sub west of Independence. The train is about 20 miles from Waterloo Yard. Not sure which is harder to get ... (more)

Pretty hard to get westbound on the west end of the Dubuque Sub in the afternoon. It only happens a couple times a month if lucky. It is heartbreaking sometimes when you get weather or nice sunset... (more)

And a way we go....that is what the engineer is about to experience as 98 loads of ethanol are about to push him up to 50 mph. Iowa is not flat as many think. One travels along the CN Dubuque Sub ... (more)

The CN had 2 sets of BNSF power on the locals between Waterloo and Sioux City. On Sunday, February 24th, both sets of power did their fair share of busting drifts between Waterloo and Fort Dodge i... (more)

Another storms hits Iowa today. An unusual southerly breeze allowed for me to shoot the southside today, so I took advantage. Here the daily Kirk Yard freight train out of Waterloo rolls thru the ... (more)

A pair of CSX SD40's came to Iowa on M337. The pair 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 inter... (more)