Bloomer's CB&Q paint scheme stands out quite nicely in this snowstorm.
A pair of Bloomer geeps coupled nose to nose roll into Gibson city with a grain train.
The 10 mph speed restriction through Bellevue makes it easy to chase and photograph the street running action.
ICE's Mason City - Kansas City manifest slows down to 10 mph as it enters the street running segment through downtown Bellevue.
The daily Blue Island switch job heads down the connection between the ex-Rock Island main and the IHB. Both units are long hood forward today, led by unit 711 (aka "Big Gulp").
A DWP SD40 leads a manifest through historic downtown Galena.
Christmas bells are ringing in Scales Mound as DWP 5911 leads the daily westbound manifest on a beautiful winter afternoon.
DWP 5911 rolls west across the Galena River.
A rare DWP SD40 throttles up as it pulls out of the siding at Scales Mound after meeting 338.
The engineer of 338 gives a friendly wave as he rolls past the last remaining wigwag on the Iowa Division.
A sweet lashup leads train 338 as it throttles up on the section of joint BNSF trackage.
A Warbonnet GP60M emerges from the East Dubuque tunnel on a beautiful winter morning.
One of the three remaining unpatched CNW units leads a manifest west on the Geneva Sub during a light snowfall.
Temperatures are in the single digits as two of the remaining three CNW units approach Proviso with a manifest from the Twin Cities.
A brand new CP Gevo idles at the Bensenville facility. A nice unit, but I miss the beaver.
