A cool catch was this interchange move between the CP and the IAIS on Saturday. The B71 local went over at Taylor Street to get some interchange traffic and an empty potash train from the IAIS Sil... (more)

A cool catch was this interchange move between the CP and the IAIS on Saturday. The B71 local is over at Taylor Street to get some interchange traffic and an empty potash train from the Silvis swi... (more)

Led by Oakway Leasing EMD SD60 No. 9019, a northbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe coal empty meets a southbound Union Pacific load at Converse Junction, Wyoming, on the afternoon of June 29, 2002... (more)

With a small crowd around him, a CNW Mechanical employee is seen adding sand to a lite engine set at the yard in Madison, IL. Tom Golden photo.

A pair of Soo Line six-axles leads an empty coal train through Blue Island. Tom Golden photo.

How it used to be. SD60 6071, leads two SD40-2's and a C30-7, out of the tunnels that set up the Curvo crossover.

An extra local from Waterloo to Dubuque begins the job of picking up grain at the Independence elevator. The The city of Independence has a decent railroad display on the northside of town. Th... (more)

An extra local from Waterloo to Dubuque begins the job of picking up grain at the Independence elevator. The Independence elevator is kind of an odd customer for the CN because it has no schedule ... (more)

BANG!! A short pick up freight heads through Hermanville and past a small museum dedicated to the Vietnam war

The LaCrosse to St. Paul local has just begun their trip west out of LaCrosse. Here the job crosses the Mississippi River Bridge between LaCrosse and LaCrescent. The job sports a nice 60/40 combo ... (more)

Traffic levels continue to be strong in the Cedar Rapids corridor. The L565 local from Dubuque to Manchester and back has a healthy train of Cedar Rapids loading tonight. 2 extra SD60's were added... (more)

Traffic levels continue to be strong in the Cedar Rapids corridor. The L565 local from Dubuque to Manchester and back has a healthy train of Cedar Rapids loading westbound tonight. With that extra... (more)

The summer time offers more light to chase the Manchester Turn out of Cedar Rapids, on duty 17:00 during the week. While traffic has really hit the dumps with the virus stuff going on, the Cedar R... (more)

With the virus affecting business this spring, 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 jobs o... (more)