The red crossing gate lights cast a red glow on the frozen, ice covered crossing.

The CRANDIC switches Centro Plastics.

The CRANDIC switches Centro Plastics.

Blue skies, new snow and orange engines make for a colorful picture.

BNSF 9892 skirts the frozen Mississippi River at Savanna.

A southbound crosses the detector at MP148.

The first snow of the season hits with vengeance creating blizzard conditions across eastern Iowa. GEVO 506 leads the east bound CBBI just east of Iowa City.

700 takes on fuel at the South Amana yard shortly after sunset.

Three GEVO's and a GP38-2 have charge of the CRSA turn as it approaches East Amana.

A pair of GEVO's block a train at the west end of the South Amana Yard.

A variety of power sits around the fueling facility at the new Iowa Interstate Locomotive Maintenance Works near South Amana, Iowa.

A new era is about to begin on the Iowa Interstate. With construction still in progress on the new engine service facility, crews have already begun using the fueling shed. Three GEVO's just off t... (more)

The fall colors are in in full brightness as a trio of NS power along with an IAIS GEVO leads the combined CBBI and Des Moines to Peoria NS grain train roll through the Iowa City yard.

A assortment of Iowa Interstate power leads the morning train into Iowa City.

A single UP GEVO leading a westbound auto rack leans into a curve east of DeWitt.