470 cruises under Rte 52 into Sabula with an ex-Milwaukee SD40-2 leading the pack.

IC&E 6216 arrives Sabula, IL on a crisp fall day with a trio of SD40's.

Crossing the Mississippi with a wild set of power CP ex SOO, DME ex MILW, ICE ex IM&RL.

An IC&E local led by a CP SD40-2 in the "Pacman" scheme works the small yard in Sabula. It is swapping trains with a local that came from Clinton, IA to the south.

A lone SD40 on a work warrant crosses the Mississippi into Iowa.

Freshly repainted Soo Line SD40-2 No. 757 leading a freight train east (south) at Sabula, Iowa, passes a Soo grain train waiting to proceed pulled by SD60 No. 6026 on April 7, 1990. Fresh candy ap... (more)

A pair of Soo 60's head west across the Mississippi River.

With the on set of SOO SD60's on ex ICE lines and repainting of same ( CP ) Mississippi crossing.

A mix of ICE, DME and CITX power leads the B67 local from Savanna across the Sabula Drawbridge on the Mississippi River. This train is the incoming 589 from the previous day, will interchange car... (more)

A DM&E duet cross the Mississippi towards Savanna, Il. The last time I was here, I watched a trio of Milwaukee SD40-2's cross.

Although most of the leaves are off of the trees in eastern Iowa due to recent wind and rain, I was surprised to find quite a lot of vibrant fall foliage along the protected east facing bluffs alo... (more)

Some would call it luck, but I'd call it a small miracle. This eastbound local crossing the Mississippi on the Sabula Swing Bridge stopped at such a perfectly photogenic spot, with the cab side n... (more)

Running on former Milwaukee Railroad trackage about to enter the state of Iowa as train pulls its tonnage out of the state of Illinois.

There's nothing better then the fall colors, the Mississippi and a train on the bridge. Oh yes, don't forget the whine of the turbos on those 40's either!