M338 of the 17th, isn't making very good time across the Iowa Zone. With a 7 hour delay after getting a drawbar west of Jesup the train is only 35 miles east of Waterloo this morning. The train is 177 cars and 19, 100 tons, with 3 units on the head end and 2 units mid-train in DP mode. This is the daily Waterloo, IA, to Chicago (Kirk Yard), IL, manifest train that normally leaves Waterloo around 20:00.
