The Dubuque switcher waits in front of the Dubuque Yard office, one part of the Milwaukee Road shops. At the time the SOO still served several local small business. Somewhere I have slides of the... (more)

Somewhat odd leader passes thru Dubuque on a southbound CP sand train. CP runs alot of these sand trains from the BNSF at KC to loading facilities around Tunnel City, WI, and then back to the BNSF... (more)

After I got off work, I heard the CP train B39 tone up the CN RTC to get lights from Wood to Dubuque Junction. So I grabbed a shot of them passing by the CN depot at Jones Street, where I just lef... (more)

The daily Waterloo to Kirk Yard freight train is working down grade into Center Grove. The CN snakes its way down from Peosta into the Mississippi River Valley at Dubuque. Here the train crosses t... (more)

This scene can be common in the evening hours with 338. Here 338 has pulled up as far they can waiting for the drawbridge or the BNSF to take them east out of Dubuque. It's common for 338 to get s... (more)

I left for work early with incoming snow storm. When got to Dubuque the L565, the Manchester Turn Local, was finishing his switching to lineup 338's pickup. The 2447 I shot couple days ago on 563... (more)

A CSX leader leads a CN train around the bend westbound in Dubuque

CC&P 7989 brings a train past a watchman's tower in Dubuque in Oct of 1989. This scene does not look like this anymore as a new highway has been built to the left of the tracks.

The daily Manchester Turn begins the day by putting their train together at Dubuque Yard. A large 51 car train heading out, and only 20 cars coming back. Once back to Dubuque, the cars get switche... (more)

Amtrak's Blackhawk waits to load passengers and depart Dubuque for Chicago at the former Illinois Central depot.

Dubuque switcher sits at Dubuque Yard office (Dubuque Shops) while crew goes to beans.

M337 is ready to blast off for Waterloo after doing their work at Dubuque off #1 track. On #2 track is the Dubuque switcher power, L586. On the lead is L565's power who will switch out M337's seto... (more)

Boy isn't very often you find a good looking CP GE. Here a loaded oil train head down river out of Dubuque with a 8920 on the rear end in DP. The signal in front of the unit is the distant approac... (more)

The daily Kirk Yard, IN, to Waterloo, IA, manifest train pulled thru #1 track at Dubuque to do their work. L565's power is parked on the lead waiting for M337 to depart so they can build their out... (more)