The Oelwein job makes its way past the Hub City Heritage Museum.

Port 141 heads back to PTRA Manchester Yard utilizing trackage rights on UP's Strang Sub. MOW is replacing timbers on the swing bridge over Buffalo Bayou.

Until my friend told me about it earlier in the day, I had no idea the PTRA had a heritage locomotive. My luck was working overtime, as it ended up leading "Port 264", the last train of... (more)

A New Orleans Public Belt job passes through one of the flood walls lining the "Industrial Canal" on the east side of town.

Performing some testing on the Chicago Short Line, Motive Power Industries' MP2000D demonstrator is seen with a CSL EMD on a westbound coke train. Tom Golden photo.

A Public Belt transfer with doublestacks and chemicals from CN passes East Bridge Tower heading to NOPB Cotton Warehouse Yard.

A pair of Iowa Northern MPI locomotives haul a short train across the Cedar River in downtown Waterloo. I moved from Iowa to Minnesota in June of 2008 as floods were ravaging this area. It's har... (more)

The 1st train for the Garner Line, is northbound heading towards Nora Springs, where they will access DM&E trackage rights over to Garner. IANR acquired the new line from the Union Pacific who was... (more)

Iowa Northern's 1st revenue for the Garner Sub is about to step on to the new property. The conductor has lined the switch into the transfer track off the DM&E. The Iowa Northern will use trackage... (more)

I have spent alot of time shooting this distant signal west of Nora Springs. I have seen quite a change in ownership since I started taken photo of it in the late 90's. It has been IMRL, IC&E, DM&... (more)

Trainmasters for Iowa Northern and DM&E watch the 1st revenue Iowa Northern train for the Garner Sub, past the old Milwaukee Road depot at Mason. The IANR acquired this newline between Forest City... (more)