Here is a shot that brings back memories. I spent many days in my early days taking pictures at East Cabin. Trains on the BN-CCP were fairly regular, and one could get a good amount of trains for ... (more)

SD40B helps out the cause as this eastbound freight crosses the Chicago Central at East Dubuque. The BN had 3 of these rare type motors rebuilt from SD40-2 shells. The 7500 is ex- BN 7221, and the... (more)

GTW 5846 leads Canadian National's Dubuque based local East on the BNSF.

Eastbound High-Priority Merchandise Train heading to Chicago's BRC.

Led by EMD GP10 No. 8234, a westbound Chicago Central coal train emerges from the curved tunnel at East Dubuque, Illinois, on February 8, 1992. The train is about to rattle over Burlington Norther... (more)

Chicago Central’s train 51 pops out of the curved tunnel at East Dubuque, Illinois, and is about to clatter over the crossing of Burlington Northern’s main line on the autumn afternoon of Octo... (more)

The Canadian National local from Dubuque arrives in East Dubuque to interchange some cars with BNSF, passing through the crossover and under the signal bridge at East Cabin.

The Canadian National local from Dubuque crosses the Mississippi River on the former Illinois Central swing bridge between Iowa and Illinois.

The CN daily Waterloo to Kirk Yard manifest train is just getting on the BNSF Aurora Sub at East Dubuque. The train has just crosses the Mississippi River and went from Iowa to Illinois. The CN us... (more)

An eastbound Chicago Central & Pacific train, led by former Illinois Central Gulf GP10 No. 8134, crosses the mighty Mississippi River at East Dubuque, Illinois, on July 20, 1991. CC&P was formed i... (more)

Chicago Central & Pacific EMD GP10 No. 8199 leads an eastbound train out of the curved tunnel at East Dubuque, Illinois, on March 10, 1991. Tunnels are rare in Illinois—this one, and three on th... (more)

The D&RGW Ski Train heads east to new home in Canada. Train was delivered to CN at Omaha and is making its way east over CN on former IC lines.

M337 CN 8952 GTW Paint Crossing the BNSF Aurora Sub after swinging left to aline to the Mississippi River Bridge.

The daily Waterloo to Kirk Yard manifest train pops out of the East Dubuque tunnel. The train has just departed Dubuque with a new crew bound for Hawthorne Yard near Chicago. The train then crosse... (more)

Your Friendly Sand Man
Green Dubuque Sand & Gravel EMD SW1 No. 537 sits on the company’s trackage at East Dubuque, Illinois, on August 21, 1994. The switcher was originally built by E... (more)