A 1x1 empty coal train climbs into Luzerne on the Clinton Sub nearing sunset. The train is working west towards the next crew change point at Boone, IA, 90 miles west.

A Chicago to Boone land barge freight rolls passes the180 foot long ex-Chicago Northwestern depot/freighthouse that was built in 1894. It was designed in the Classical Revival style with Greek inf... (more)

I just missed the KCS veteran unit on 1 of my KCS trips back in April. Never figured that the KCS would be kind enough to bring it to me. I was also fortunate enough that the CN put together a bea... (more)

End of an era...the ex-Santa Fe signals have finally fallen at the end of 2019.There was a few signal bridges along the Marceline Sub that missed the 1st couple rounds of signal upgrades for the P... (more)

A slot rock train is heading west on the Chilli Sub. The train has just crossed the Mississippi River and into Iowa. The train is going to park on 7 track at Fort Madison Yard here in 4 miles. The... (more)

This bridge was built in 1927 and replaced the original combination roadway/single-track bridge completed in 1887. The bridge is owned by the BNSF and logs around 2,000 openings a year. The bridg... (more)

This Mississippi River Bridge was built in 1927 and it replaced the original combination roadway/single-track bridge that was completed in 1887. The bridge is owned by the BNSF and logs around 2,... (more)

The hot Global 2 to Salt Lake Z-train hammers down. Seems like this Z is getting hotter than the Z-BRB as the engineer has all 5 jacks in the left corner as they fly across a high Cedar River. Thi... (more)

Looks like the UP plans for a new bridge continue to move along. The plans for the UP to replace this 1907 bridge across the Mississippi River with a fixed high level bridge. Not sure where plans ... (more)

Westbound Brooklyn Yard, OR, Z-train pulls into Clinton for a crew change 2 miles ahead. The train is crossing the Mississippi River from Illinois into Iowa. New crew will travel clear across the ... (more)

Westbound Brooklyn Yard, OR, Z-train pulls into Clinton for a crew change 2 miles ahead. The train is crossing the Mississippi River from Illinois into Iowa. New crew will travel clear across the ... (more)

The 3 GE's on this Charles City loaded ethanol train have their hands full to get the 102 loads up this 1.4% grade. Here the screeching of wheel slip breaks the morning silence of cows grazing. Ov... (more)

This westbound guy die at MP 111 near Portland on the CP Mason City Sub. The BM31 crew came out and moved the train into yard limits at Mason City and took the power to the house. Here BM31 slowly... (more)

The Mason City to Savanna daily B38 local makes its way out of Mason City with its normal afternoon departure. Here the job is roughly 10 miles east of Mason as they slam across the Iowa Northern ... (more)

There aren't a ton of diamonds in small town Iowa, and most of those don't have alot of movements per day go thru them. So when I heard the CP B38 get a warrant at Mason City to head east, and I k... (more)