The Savanna, IL, to Mason City, IA, K39 local, is working west on the Mason City Sub with a 10am crew out of Dubuque that won't make MC by 10 pm tonight. While the clouds sucked for the most part,... (more)

The K39 is working west on the Mason City Sub with a 10am crew out of Dubuque that won't make MC by 10 pm tonight. While the clouds sucked for the most part, it was just right here at Ossian!

A tired old dash 8 pounds along climbing the grade out of the Des Moines River Valley on the BNSF Marceline Sub. The train is about to the top at Revere and will pickup alittle speed, trying hard ... (more)

A Galesburg to Kansas City freight lumbers along thru the northern Missouri countryside. The train is working west on the BNSF Marceline Sub. A pair of KCS motors were a neat treat for us on a nor... (more)

The UP only runs a pair of trains over the trackage rights agreement they have with BNSF. These trains run in and out of G4 and operate over the BNSF Transcon towards KC. Usually, the westbound is... (more)

Spent a beautiful morning along the Marceline Sub at the Des Moines River Bridge back in October. I know it's the Transcon, but we had a blast enjoying the nice October day. Surprisingly, the BNSF... (more)

A Pekin empty works back to the PRB on the BNSF Ottumwa Sub. The train passes this old elevator at Chillicothe in southern Iowa about 8 miles west of Ottumwa. The Des Moines River is in the backgr... (more)

A trio of P42s round the curve west of Melrose on the Ottumwa Sub. I believe the train had 3 motors due to one of the Ski Train units being changed out for the 174 that would lead a government aff... (more)

The mine at Minorca isn't as busy as the other 2 mines on the Range, but trains still come and go daily from this plant. A trio of C40's chug along as they pull a train of empties from Two Harbors... (more)

Tried and tested, reliable snow clearing equipment of the Rigi Railways in use on Rigi Staffel. On the left, the snow blower locomotive He 2/3 # 8, built in 1930 by SLM and MFO for the Arth-Rigi R... (more)

Electric cogwheel snow blower locomotive He 2/3 # 8 of the Rigi Railways (RB) in operation on Rigi Staffel. There is more snow than ever this winter towards the end of April. The three-axle locomo... (more)

Impressive running gear of thefrench 4-8-2 "Mountain" steamlocootive 241 A 65 with a driving wheel diameter of 1,95 meter ((76,7 inch) and 110 km/h (68,35 mph) maximum velocity. After s... (more)

After several years of extensive repair and refurbishment, the former French 4-8-2 express train steamlocomotive 241 A # 65 of the Dampflok Depot Full (DDF) association successfully completed its ... (more)

Loads out of Minntac are back on the Two Harbors Sub for the 70 or so miles back to their destination at Two Harbors. The train pokes around the Iron Jct Wye at 10 mph, before getting back up to s... (more)

The Rainy Sub south of Virginia is mainly used for southbound trains bound for the Stevens Point on beyond. The Rainy is old DW&P territory from the Canadian boarder to Duluth. CN still uses alot ... (more)