West of New Orleans there is a ton of industries that are along the Mississippi River towards Baton Rouge. The KCS and CN somewhat have the hook on alot of the business on the northside of the riv... (more)

The Bonnet Carré Spillway is a flood control operation in the Lower Mississippi Valley, located in St. Charles Parish, LA. The spillway allows floodwaters from the Mississippi River to flow into ... (more)

The CN runs coal from southern Illinois to the Gulf for mainly export. The main contract is these 738's to Convent Marine Terminal at Convent on the Baton Rouge Sub. Here a loaded coal train skirt... (more)

The CN runs coal from southern Illinois to the Gulf for mainly export. The main contract is these 738's to Convent Marine Terminal at Convent on the Baton Rouge Sub. Here a loaded coal train skirt... (more)

An empty Dyersville Big River ethanol train pulls out of the siding at Dyersville after meeting 338. The crew is only 2 miles from the train's destination. They cross the North Fork of the Maquoke... (more)

The BCOL heritage unit has made a couple round trips to Iowa in late 2021. The unit is now eastbound on the 2nd ethanol trip to the CSX bound for Alabama. Here 2 AC's buzz along pulling 11,000 ton... (more)

I had my drone on my 338 trip for hopes of shooting the CP business train, but a 21:30 arrival in Dubuque ended up not working for my work schedule. Instead I went after the train I just handed of... (more)

The California Zephyr blast east enroute for Chicago. The next stop is at Osceola about 20 miles ahead. They pass the small town of Murray on the BNSF Ottumwa Sub in southern Iowa.

The 4th load of 2022 bound for Rush Tower, MO, rolls pass the BNSF depot in Chariton on the BNSF Ottumwa Sub. The train just got done with some heavy lifting up Whitebreast Hill just west of here,... (more)

The 51st load of 2022 bound for Monroe, MI, for Detroit Edison, rolls thru the town of Chariton in southern Iowa. The train just got done with some heavy lifting up Whitebreast Hill, and now takes... (more)

A loaded coal train works across southern Iowa on the Ottumwa Sub. The train eases thru the town of Chariton at MP 334. Here train passes the Lucas County Veterans Memorial Park. The city has done... (more)

A loaded coal train rolls around the mile long curve near Halpin in southern Iowa. Soon the 3 motors (2x1) will down to their knees as they fight the 1.2% grade into Albia on main #2. There is 3 c... (more)

An empty coal train is waiting for a BNSF crew to come get it and start the trip back to Wyoming. The train is parked at the ISU Generating Station loop outside of Chillicothe, IA, in southern Iow... (more)

A 2x3 DP'd Martin Lake, TX, bound coal train rolls off Rich Mountain as they approach Mena on the Shreveport Sub. The Rich Mountain area on the KCS Shreveport Sub is a well known location. The KCS... (more)

A 2x3 DP'd Martin Lake, TX, bound coal train rolls off Rich Mountain as they approach Mena on the Shreveport Sub. The Rich Mountain area on the KCS Shreveport Sub is a well known location. The KCS... (more)