A loaded coal train rolls around the mile long curve near Halpin in southern Iowa. Soon the 3 motors (2x1) will down to their knees as they fight the 1.2% grade into Albia on main #2. There is 3 c... (more)
An empty coal train is waiting for a BNSF crew to come get it and start the trip back to Wyoming. The train is parked at the ISU Generating Station loop outside of Chillicothe, IA, in southern Iow... (more)
A trio of BNSF EMD's get on the move as they depart the yard in Eddyville, Iowa with the local L CHI664 for an evening run to Galesburg. The set of GE's parked here will be used for a unit distill... (more)
CN's rather elusive Council Bluffs local heads west through the broad curve at Woodbine with a nice pair of former Oakway SD60s leading. Union Pacific's Boone Subdivision can be seen in the backgr... (more)
Canadian Pacific's St. Paul to Kansas City manifest freight 260 cruises south across curved trestle in Foster, Iowa. This is the middle bridge of the three trestles that make up the "Foster B... (more)
The IAIS 703 and 715 do some switching around the south end of their Council Bluffs railyard.
Right across the Missouri River from Omaha, NE is a huge Union Pacific freight yard. I took the drone up to try and get all or most of it in one shot. In this shot, 4 UP locomotives are getting ... (more)
After completing its station stop in Ottumwa, Iowa, Amtrak's California Zephyr throttles up and continues west into the setting sun. On the point of this day's train is P42DC 160, painted for the ... (more)
Iowa Interstates famous Chinese “QJ” 2-10-2 is seen here crossing the Government Bridge from Iowa into Illinois for the final time on its boiler ticket. This would mark the conclusion of the f... (more)
Early morning sun shines on the BNSF Des Moines to Galesburg Manifest as it slowly rolls towards the IA-5 crossing as it approaches Albia, Iowa. The train is less than a mile from the switch where... (more)
Coal loads and empties meet on the west side of Ottumwa, Iowa on a May morning, with BNSF 5618 bringing up the rear of the empties on E JOJATM0 18A, while BNSF 9044 is on the point of loaded train... (more)
Getting a fresh start outta Newton for the Quad Cities, IAIS QJ 6988 thunders east through Kellogg with 2100 tons of freight.
Westbound intermodal passes the ex-ATSF passenger station in Fort Madison, Iowa. BNSF Railway Chillicothe Subdivision Fort Madison, Iowa
IAIS 6988 steams across the Cedar River into Moscow with 2100 tons of freight in tow.
I barely had time to get ready for the shot as IAIS 6988 wastes no time flying into Atalissa past the old depot with 2100 tons of freight.
