After 42 years of service to the railroad, December 4th was the retirement day for Mark Iams. Mark start with the ICG back in 1979. As with most old heads around the railroad he has seen his share... (more)
With winter in full force in 2020, Iowa doesn't see alot of the newer AC locomotives. That stuff tends to stay on the busier mainlines for the AC/DP needs. This AC did make it out here to Iowa on ... (more)
With winter in full force, Iowa doesn't see alot of the newer AC locomotives. That stuff tends to stay on the busier mainlines for the AC/DP needs. This AC did make it out here to Iowa on X337 and... (more)
With a outside air temp of -18 degrees...the eastbound daily freight from Waterloo to Kirk Yard pushes thru some small drifts by the old Beth Siding. The train is running behind today as a massive... (more)
With the record harvest crop coming in, the CN has put a far amount of their stored power back in service. For alittle while alot of these barns were getting stored. Most of the 5500's are still s... (more)
Been awhile since I shot a barn leading 338 in Iowa. Many of these unique units have been stored due to the downturn in business late this fall, but heavy grain loading has alot the power out and... (more)
The end of June was a stormy wet time for most of the state of Iowa. One of those nights the storms moved off to the east right at sunset to make this funky sunset light. The daily Waterloo, IA, t... (more)
A 7400 foot M338 rolls off east near sunset. The CN has been doing things alittle differently lately with M338. They started running 338 when it is ready at Waterloo, sometimes running very early.... (more)
A combined L566/M338 with 8,000+ feet of train heads east towards Freeport Illinois.
Regular Merchandise Train from Waterloo, IA - Chicago, IL.
Regular Frieight Train from Waterloo, IA - Chicago, IL heads east towards Manchester, IA with over 8200' of train.
Regular Merchandise Train from Waterloo, IA - Chicago, IL. (Canon EOS20D, 300mm f/4.0L IS USM)
