IC 3017, IC 6200 (repaint), and GTW 4900 (repaint) pull L567 northbound, towards Ryan, IA. Taken about 20 minutes after sunset on March 31, 2020.

I headed on 2/15 in hopes for more drift action. 337 and 703 had left Dubuque after sunrise on a bitterly cold day. The low at sunrise was around -15 with wind chills well above the -30's. Unfortu... (more)

The Dubuque local is all done with their work in East Dubuque and now heads back to Dubuque as they cross the Mississippi River. This job does an East Dubuque turn 7 days a week with a start time ... (more)

The Council Bluffs local is on their way back to CB after swapping trains at Denison with 573. 572/573 locals work between Ft. Dodge and Council Bluffs and normally meet at Dension for a train han... (more)

IANR 4002, IANR 3953 (slug), and GMTX 2276 pull the south job back north across the Cedar River. The interesting curved bridge is the new stretch of hwy 100 from hwy 30 to Cedar Rapids, IA. Just t... (more)

The Oskaloosa job runs back north after working Eddyville, IA. This trestle bridge is part truss, which is quite interesting.

With the virus affecting business back this summer, CN had really cut back on people and service days thru out Iowa. The west end had been pretty much went to 3 days a week service including the j... (more)

The DP passes a couple of geese making some noise at me as I bother them in their daily activities. This DP is on a loaded coal train that just took off after waiting for MofW to get in the clear ... (more)

SASI with the 509, 519, and the 705 cross the Iowa River

A duo of clean DAIR SD40’s lead a Northbound train across the Big Sioux River.

A loaded ethanol train out of Arthur, IA, digs into the grade on Scales Mound Hill between Galena and Scales Mound. The railroad lifts eastbound out of the Mississippi River Valley for 8 miles on ... (more)

The daily Waterloo to Kirk Yard manifest train drifts downgrade into the Winthrop Curve area. The engineer has the units in heavy dynamics as they cross Pine Creek. Grades are pretty tough thru th... (more)

A loaded coal train works east on the Creston Sub in southwestern Iowa. The train crosses the Nodaway River just west of Nodaway. The train is bound for unloading Joppa, IL, for Electric Energy. T... (more)

Iowa Northern #3808 heads west through Cedar Falls, crossing over the Cedar River bridge.

The afternoon D&I northbound out of Sioux City crosses the Big Sioux River. Leading the way is DAIR 3026, an ex BN SD40-2.