After the 2:30 pm show at Savanna, the Holiday train work south for the next show at Davenport. Here the train crosses the Mighty Mississippi in front of many photographers and local residents. Ni... (more)

My 337 trip back to Waterloo from Dubuque featured this power. Usually we take the power to the fueling pad, but 338's power was in the way. So while the carman inspected our cars, and the conduct... (more)

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)

A Chicago to California stacker skirting the Rock River as they approach Sterling on the UP Geneva Sub. The train is about 30 miles away from the next crew change point in Clinton, IA.

At the end of the Iowa Northern's Oelwein Sub is Transco Railway Products. This repair facility has called Oelwein home for over 70 years. The place had to fight to keep rail service connected as ... (more)

The Wabash had a mainline that ran to Des Moines from Moberly at one time. The NS abandoned this trackage back in 1993. Today the Iowa Sothern operates about 25 miles of this trackage between Moul... (more)

Relco was acquired by Wabtec in early 2020. This plant spent alot of money in 2020 putting in 5 tracks to the left of the main buildings and track for what looks like stored units tracks. No idea ... (more)

A loaded coal train from Roundup, MT, (Signal Peak Energy Mine) has heavy dynamics pouring out into the cool weather as the train drops down off Bozeman Pass. The train passes the east end of Boze... (more)

Westbounds on the MRL must climb 2 well known mountain passes on the way west from Laurel to Missoula. Also they must climb heavy 9 miles 1% grade between Townsend and Winston out of the Missouri ... (more)

A westbound grain train swings over the Yellowstone River at MP 50 on the MRL 2nd Sub. The train has slowed to the 40 mph permanent around the curves and the bridge. The 2nd Sub is alot of "g... (more)

The Bozeman Local begins to head back to Bozeman with cars from the Logan Local. The job pulls out of the yard at Logan with a decent size train. The Gallatin River along the MRL 2nd Subdivision h... (more)

Westbound helpers out of Livingston are done shoving this Laurel to Pasco freight train up the 1.8% grade over Bozeman Pass. Here the train is about 2 miles from stopping and cutting off the helpe... (more)

Westbound helpers out of Livingston are done shoving this Laurel to Pasco freight train up the 1.8% grade over Bozeman Pass. The helpers will now ride to Bozeman before cutting off after meeting 1... (more)

A "Super" grain empty climbs Bozeman Pass. The train passes a HLAUPAS tuck away at West End with MRL helpers on the rear end. Heavy snow in the higher elevations the past day has everyth... (more)

One of BNSF "sticker" units head up this empty coal from Robert Bank, BC, to Spring Creek Mine, WY. The train passes under one of the classic ex-NP Cantilever signal on the west end of T... (more)