An empty ethanol train for Albert City, IA, passes this John Deere Tractor display along highway 30 east of Clarence. This train is 43 miles west of Clinton.

A Proviso Yard, IL, to Des Moines, IA, manifest rolls west on the Clinton Sub near sunset. Tuck away between 2 SD70's is a UP switcher alot for the ride to Des Moines. The train is working west be... (more)

A westbound auto rack train meets an eastbound stack train on the west side of Carroll at sunset on UP Boone Sub.

Eastbound coal train from North Antelope Mine, WY, to Oak Creek, WI, passes thru this central Iowa small community of Chelsea. The snow comes down pretty hard at times today as Mother Nature keeps... (more)

A westbound UP freight travels along the Altoona Sub a few miles east of Wyeville. This train is working the Altoona Sub between Adams and Altoona and the 1st train meet will be at Millston siding... (more)

This North Platte, NE, to Proviso, IL, manifest train is working upgrade into Luzerne.

A grain empty out of Clinton, IA, is bound back for central Iowa for grain loading. Here the train is stopped due to the congestion around the Nevada-Boone area. The SD40's on the head end are all... (more)

South St. Paul, MN, to Proviso Yard, IL, manifest train is passing thru the east end of the Millston Siding. This train is on the Altoona and Adams section of the Altoona Sub. Millston is the 2nd ... (more)

South St. Paul, MN, to Proviso Yard, IL, manifest train is passing thru the east end of the Valley Siding at Wyeville. This train is on the Altoona and Adams section of the Altoona Sub. Valley is ... (more)

South St. Paul, MN, to Proviso Yard, IL, manifest train has just passed thru the east side of Black River Falls. The train is working between Altoona and Adams and the Adams line. The train is pas... (more)

The last rays of sunshine light up this eastbound coal train near Westside in western Iowa. This train is working upgrade towards to Iowa Divide at Arcadia.

A westbound Z-train bound from Denver, CO, to Salt Lake City, UT, snakes along the Colorado River east of Bond, CO. This Z-train stay running over the former Rio Grande for awhile until the UP eve... (more)

A westbound freight train is on the Clinton Sub between Cedar Rapids and Marshalltown. Back in 1999 alot of old CNW and SP power litter the UP. The UP 5975 was the ex-CNW 8011 that was renumbered ... (more)

A eastbound Council Bluffs, IA, to Proviso Yard, IL, freight train is just a few miles east of Marshalltown near Le Grand. On the point of CBPR is a block of IH Combines that are made at Grand Isl... (more)

A eastbound Z-train crossover to main #2 at Belle Plaine at sunset. These refer trains, nicknamed "salad shooters," are dedicated trains of around 50 cars that run from west coast to east coast in... (more)