After making a brief stop at Brooklyn, Iowa 6988 east is seen departing for South Amana.

Iowa 6988 East rolls through Poweshiek County between Grinnell and Malcom with a short train for South Amana.

Iowa 6988 heads east through Kellogg with a short train for South Amana on a beautiful Autumn morning.

A small group of people gather at Newton as the 6988 departs for South Amana.

A brief suckerhole of sun opens up underneath stormy skies as CN manifest freight M338 cruises through Farley, Iowa as it makes its run east from Waterloo.

IAIS 153, NS 6989, & 9903 lead an empty coal train from ADM in Cedar Rapids, also known as CRPE, eastbound in the Lucas area of Iowa City. This ended up being one of, if not the last NS run throug... (more)

An eastbound stack train crosses over onto Main 1 as it approaches Ames.

UP 9035 leads an eastbound Z towards Ames.

UP 6009 does the honors on this eastbound empty autorack train.

After a 3 hour setback in Ottumwa, a combined Ballast train cruises over the Iowa River between Columbus Jct. & Fredonia with a 5 pack of standard cabs. These guys would then drop the leader in Na... (more)

UP 4334 hustles the local eastbound.

A manifest heads east into the morning sun just outside of Ames, Iowa.

The west end of the Mason City Yard had a fixed distant signal for the diamond with the UP at the Bear Trap. The signal here and Nora Spring were just a reminder to be prepared to stop at the diam... (more)

Step back to 2009 and the CP Russell is working east on the Mason City Sub towards Marquette. The plow is stop at West Ossian to head into the siding to meet a MDSMCX. The crew has to get the swit... (more)

Step back to 2009 and the CP Jordan is heading north towards Austin on the Owatonna Sub. An unlike meet at Grafton is taking place as the crew cleared up for 946. After 946 blasts thru town, the c... (more)