As the last interurban, Iowa Traction's operations are completely unique. Here, #51 crosses 19th Street to take four cars up to the CP interchange. On the back of the engine, the conductor is pull... (more)

Iowa Traction #51 sits under a starry Iowa sky, illuminated by the lights of the AGP Mason City plant. The steam and exhaust from the plant is streaking in the background in this eight second expo... (more)

On the final run before going down for it's boiler rebuild, 6988 spent the weekend hauling freight between Newton and South Amana. Here, it is seen on Saturday morning pulling the water tender, to... (more)

With time quickly running out on it's boiler certification, Iowa Interstate QJ steam locomotive 6988 spent the weekend running fire department fundraising excursions for the Oxford and Wilton fire... (more)

For the first time in over half a decade, an Illinois Central "deathstar" SD70 lead an eastbound train on the CN Iowa Division. After coming in on a grain train the previous night, the p... (more)

A BNSF H2 C44-9W leads an eastbound intermodal train at the Ormonde crossovers (located back in the trees) along the BNSF Chillicothe west of Cameron, IL.

Back in Black Two ex-NS geeps bring BN Clinton into Davenport on raised trackage.

Luck o' the Irish A rebuilt SD60-3 and a Soo GP38-2 lead the Ipsco Steel job out of Nahant on St. Patrick's Day.