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

The Huron, SD, to Chicago Clearing Yard, IL, freight train has just departed Mason City for the 117 miles trip to Marquette. Here the train tops the grade at MP 110 a few minutes after sunrise. It... (more)

The Mason City, IA, to Marquette, IA, local freight train is setting out BRC traffic for the next 470 to pickup in the morning. Calmar is becoming a block pickup spot for 470 to keep the traffic o... (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.

In the longest days of the year, the sun sets down the Aurora Sub between Milledgeville and Chadwick. One of these summer days in 1998, the sun is a red ball as it lights miles of track. If one co... (more)

Eastbound Ft. Dodge, IA, to Waterloo, IA, local has good roll on them as they drop downgrade into Webster City at sunrise. CN has been DP-ing the this local when tonnage is too heavy for conventio... (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)

This Chicago, IL, to North Platte, NE, freight train is about to West Marshalltown crossovers at MP 155.3. The Unioin Pacific has started to renumber the SD9043MAC's into the middle 3000's class t... (more)

An eastbound CN grain train coast downhill towards Dubuque as the sunrise creates some dramatic color. This train was loaded at Alden, IA, and is bound for Reserve, LA.

Clouds rolls east as the sun set on the western plains of South Dakota. Here 571 pokes along enroute to Phillip for next crew change for this Huron, SD, to Rapid City, SD, freight train.

The Huron, SD, to Rapid City, SD, took off from Pierre today around 12:30. Here 4.5 hours later near sunset they are only 40 miles west of Pierre. The PRC is mainly all 10 mph due to track conditi... (more)

The Huron, SD, to Onida, SD, local is making a Harrold Turn today instead of going to Onida. The 57 loads they got out of Harrold prove to be too much weight as the train stalled couple miles east... (more)

The Huron, SD, to Onida, SD, local has stalled out between Highmore and Holabird. Now the crew ties onto the 2nd cut of the train to pull it up to Highmore to put the train together and head east.... (more)

Sunrise at the south end Deshler. This Toledo Sub still hosts lots of CPL signals and signal bridges. This is on the portion of the line between Deshler and Lima.

Meet goes on just east of Lowden as the sunset on this humid day. Eastbound Council Bluffs to Proviso freight has 3 SD9043 for power. The train is running 2x1 DP-ed, and is still 38 miles from Cli... (more)