A classic CN EMD SD40-2W and 2 NS motors leads a G889 grain train out of the Mississippi River Valley towards Waterloo, and eventually Alden, IA.

CN 3892 (ES44AC) leads a U713 ethanol/gas train across the Mississippi River in Dubuque, IA.

The westbound Dubuque to Manchester and back local is out of Dubuque in good shape with their 16:00 on duty time. L565's 2 GP38's are just a barking lifting tonnage out of the Mississippi River Va... (more)

CN came up with an old odd ball leader for an empty Alden, IA, bound grain empty. The CN 5317 stood proud today leading a couple NS units on a nice sunny Saturday. Here the train pulls into #1 tra... (more)

CN Local making its way back from Illinois after serving local industries.

It's a late fall afternoon along the Mississippi as a quartet of CN locomotives east into the yard in Dubuque, Iowa with manifest freight M338 in tow after a run across Iowa from Waterloo. The tra... (more)

There was quite a buzz in Iowa the mid of March 2022. This old veteran SD40 lead 2 mainline trains in and out of Iowa. The 1st train was this an empty grain to Alden, IA. The next day M338 would b... (more)

The afternoon local out to Manchester and back has an easy night ahead. Only 3 cars off 338 is what they have to run out. Since it is Sunday, they will not connect with any Cedar Rapids Job, so th... (more)

"Line for 2 track, kick EJE 703," the conductor on L586 commands to his engineer. A puff a smoke comes out of these 2 old girls and the tanks are off for a ride. The crew on L586 continu... (more)

CN came up with an old odd ball leader for an empty Alden, IA, bound grain empty. The CN 5317 stood proud today leading a couple NS units on a nice sunny Saturday. It is amazing how well she looks... (more)

A loaded oil train is back on CP Marquette Sub after a short rip over the CN Dubuque Sub to get thru Dubuque. The sun has just popped over the bluffs along the Mississippi River as this 1x1 train ... (more)

The Savanna to Mason City local has lights over the CN Dubuque Sub between Wood to Dubuque Jct along the Mississippi River. The crew will setout 12 cars to the CN on the way to the yard in Dubuque... (more)

A CP work train heads for Dubuque Yard to put away for the night. The CP continues to dump rock along the mainline the skirts the banks of the Mississippi River. Here the train works over the CN D... (more)

We lucked out to get the EJE 703 leading on the 586/565 jobs Sunday at Dubuque. Also as lucky we got them doing the bakery during daylight. This little branch off the mainline, which has some stre... (more)