There's no evidence of the UP "merger" here three years after the takeover as three C&NW units move an eastbound towards Proviso. This area between Missouri Valley and West Denison would... (more)
The snow is starting to lighten up as UP 3558 runs a North Platte manifest west outside of Woodbine.
A Westbound passes through Woodbine,Iowa.
A westbound mixed freight moves through the soon to be harvested corn fields west of Woodbine behind a pair of ever present SD70Ms.
The parade of coal loads continues across fields of corn in western Iowa.
An eastbound UP coal load stretches out across the Iowa landscape having left the Missouri Valley area on its way towards Boone.
A unit coal train, originating in Wyoming's Powder River Basin, heads easbound on UP's Boone Sub (ex-CNW).
A UP stack train heads east on the "wrong" main (which was the "correct" main in C&NW's left-hand running days) on UP's Boone Sub shortly before dusk.
After "slippin'" up a bit getting off of the main road because of the recent rain, we missed the shot off the hill at Woodbine. Luckily, we were rewarded with a break in the clouds and three ex-CN... (more)
New yellow-striped SD70ACe's 8336 & 8345 along with GEVO 5358 head up a westbound intermodal train on the Boone Subdivision. The CN nee IC Ft.Dodge to Council Bluffs, IA line is in the foreground... (more)
MCBPR pulls a shipment of combines from Grand Island, Nebraksa.
A detouring westbound manifest, led by UP 8524 and 8500, is seen on the CN/IC line in western Iowa due to trackwork on the parallel UP (ex-C&NW) main.
UP 3066 leads an EB manifest over the UP line while an empty UP coal heads west over CN.
Top of DPU is visible at the end of train.
