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.

Another Friday chase of the evening local out of Cedar Rapids. The 567 again got enough traffic over the week to warrant the 5459 for a 2nd motor. Traffic has stayed steady in this area unlike som... (more)

Jointed rail, 3 geeps, and a 7 car local...doesn't sound like a class 1 operation in the US anymore, but the UP Oskaloosa Local out of Marshalltown was all that on Monday. The local departed Marsh... (more)

The peaceful stillness of the Des Moines River valley is shattered by the rumble of an eastbound manifest making its way over the high bridge.

The US Highway 6 bridge just east of Council Bluffs is always a good spot to watch CBBI after it departs Council Bluffs, although the days are long gone when you could catch these units on the tra... (more)

The Blue Island to Council Bluffs daily freight rumbles across the Iowa River in downtown Iowa City. The train is working west towards South Amana from Silvis. In the consist the 1 of the 4 the S... (more)

The west train passes over a partially frozen Cedar River near Moscow. The train is working west from Silvis to South Amana on the Iowa City Sub. The Iowa Interstate has a pair daily freights that... (more)

Amtrak is like alot of businesses in America right now struggling to keep going. The evidence is seen here as the Southwest Chief has a tiny 5 cars train on their trek from LA to Chicago. Here the... (more)

Led by a pair of SD40-2's, a northbound empty ballast train crosses the Elk River near Hauntown, IA.

A loaded grain train from western Iowa crosses Buffalo Creek just east of Winthrop. This is one of the few larger wood bridges left on the CN in Iowa. The train is working east on the Dubuque Sub ... (more)

The sun peaks out for a brief moment as the CN executive train passing thru Sinclair on the Waterloo Sub. The CN executives were out inspecting Iowa for infrastructure plans and budget ideas for u... (more)

The Hawkeye Express rolls over Clear Creek with a load of fans returning to their cars