The Savanna, IL, to Mason City, IA, K39 local, is working west on the Mason City Sub with a 10am crew out of Dubuque that won't make MC by 10 pm tonight. While the clouds sucked for the most part,... (more)

The K39 is working west on the Mason City Sub with a 10am crew out of Dubuque that won't make MC by 10 pm tonight. While the clouds sucked for the most part, it was just right here at Ossian!

Big Mason City bound consists have been the normal for many many years on this trackage. Heavy grades over the 117 miles between Mason City and Marquette was always a challenge for the railroads. ... (more)

I figured I would have to go to South Dakota to see one of these renumbered IC&E SD40's. So far the RCP&E SD40's have been running all over the CP property on different trains. Here B39 sits in th... (more)

Loaded ethanol train out of western Iowa makes its way to Chicago for interchange with eastern railroad. The train is seen here passing MP 37, 37 miles from Marquette. Pair of AC's seems to be th... (more)

The Nahant Yard, IA, to Mason City, IA, local is in the siding to meet a 470 train. The sunrise light is starting to light up the eastern horizon as the railroad keeps moving 24/7. These B38/B39 l... (more)

Soo Line power is getting more and more less common as CP changes their roster. A few Soo SD60's are still powering CP trains, as seen here at Ossian with 6033 leading B38 that is in the siding to... (more)

Soo Line power is getting more and more less as CP changes their roster. A few Soo SD60's are still powering CP trains, as seen here at Ossian with B38 in the siding as 633 slides by near the end ... (more)

Today's 471 train is combo with train 381 out of Dubuque. Here the train pokes down to the west end of the Ossian Siding to meet train 478. The head 95 cars are the 381 train that will setout at ... (more)

The engineer on 470's train gives this empty ethanol train 641 a good look over as the train passes by on the main westbound. The head power for 641 can be seen under its own train as it twist aro... (more)

470 and 471 crews have swapped trains at Ossian and here 470 takes off for east as the engineers rolls up his track warrant so 471 can get out the west end of the siding to head towards Mason City... (more)

The Mason City, IA, to Marquette, IA, daily manifest trains are meeting at Ossian today. The 578/579 trains work between Mason and Marquette during the day moving all the traffic to their respect... (more)

Empty Hartley, IA, ethanol train works west to New Hampton to meet #478. This crew went to work at 04:45 at Dubuque and will handle the train to Mason City, where a new crew will take the train ou... (more)

The daily Mason City, IA, to Nahant, IA, manifest train is about to stop at the east end of Ossian to wait a long time for #479. This train is due out of Mason City at noon, and normally meets its... (more)

Loaded ethanol train out of Lawler, IA, rolls east at MP 37 at sunset. 3 Union Pacific units power this train 37 mile from Marquette, IA. This is one of my favorite places for sunsets. Shot many s... (more)