The daily Kirk Yard to Waterloo manifest train has pair of AC units, 18 miles from Waterloo. CN-AC power doesn't visit Iowa much, but this week there have been a few sets of them running around. C... (more)

The M338 out of Waterloo today had a gasket come loose and caused an oil fire on the lead unit, CN 2505. The crew had to get the roundhouse come out and get the gasket back in so they could use t... (more)

M338 left Waterloo today way ahead of the 20:00 normal departure time. Then trouble struck on the 2505 and the delays began east of Jesup. One of the head block gaskets came loose and sprayed oil ... (more)

Only 12 days old, the 2943 makes its way to Iowa on M337. This unit was setup at Symington from GE, and made the 1st trip to Kirk Yard, now the 2nd trip is on the Kirk Yard to Waterloo daily manif... (more)

Well one of these odd ball 3000's finally made out to Iowa. These units were delivered as 3000's on the outside, but CN wanted them in the lower 2900's series, which the computer are programmed to... (more)

The daily Kirk Yard, IN, to Waterloo, IA, manifest train is running late due to winter weather as they pass MP 256, 19 miles from Waterloo. Today's train has BNSF power which isn't too uncommon fo... (more)

The CN in Iowa has had alot of it character and history updated and changed over the years to modernize the right of way. Here the daily Kirk Yard, IN, to Waterloo, IA, manifest train works west 1... (more)

Winter has come early for the Midwest in 2014, with an early snow storm in November. Here the daily Kirk Yard, IN, to Waterloo, IA, manifest train works west 18 miles from Waterloo. Today's train ... (more)

The BNSF and UP have dumped alot of their older power the past couple years. Other railroads were quick to pickup this older power to help their locomotive shortages. Here an ex-UP SD90 is getting... (more)

The daily Kirk Yard, IN, to Waterloo, IA, manifest train is about 20 miles from the destination at Waterloo. Here the engineer give some coals to the power as they climb out of the river valley we... (more)

A loaded ethanol train dips thru the sag near the detector at MP257. This train was loaded at Marcus, IA, and bound for points east via interchange to the CSXT at Chicago, IL. Eastbounds in the mo... (more)

An extra Hawthorne Yard to Waterloo manifest train has just passed over the east switch at Beth Siding. The town of Masonville can be seen in the background. These extras are ran when traffic for ... (more)

138 car M337 fights hard to keep track speed over the hogbacks of the Dubuque Sub. Strong northwest wind behind a early January snow storm is taking all the speed out of this daily Kirk Yard, IN, ... (more)

As the snow continues to fall on this early November snow storm, this loaded grain train slow up to meet a L565 at Manchester. This grain train was loaded at Ida Grove, IA, and is bound to Reserv... (more)

Winter left kind of late this spring and has returned pretty early this fall probably for most people. Here a loaded grain train works thru a decent snow fall as they past M337 in the siding at Je... (more)