This meet is a good demonstration of how the CN was in Iowa in early 2019. CN struggled with the winter months and increased business. That has meant the CN was way short power across their system... (more)

With 7 motors and over 10,000 feet of traffic for Iowa, this daily Kirk Yard to Waterloo manifest rumbles by the last siding before Waterloo at Jesup. The train is about 16 miles from destination.... (more)

A loaded ethanol train bound for the NS at Chicago, is stopped at the east end of Jesup, 15 miles east of Waterloo. Most ethanol trains come and go from Iowa with lots of run thru foreign power (j... (more)

Normally ever spring a weed spray train runs across the Iowa Zone on the CN. Each year you never know what type unit CN will put on it for power. This year a nice treat was this GE cowl unit.The c... (more)

The CN didn't run this grain train at the greatest time of the day by my place, but local thunderstorms did provide some interesting weather and clouds. This loaded grain train is back on the move... (more)

An empty ethanol train out of Memphis, TN, off the UP, works back west towards western Iowa to spot at the originating location where the train was 1st loaded. CN has new business that is running ... (more)

After slamming Drifts all night on L570 making time on the Hogbacks in Eastern Iowa

2 CN Units!!!! That how exciting it has been to get consists like this in Iowa this year on CN. Power short problems has seen CN use a ton of foreign and leased units in Iowa. Here an empty grain ... (more)

Loads grinding along trying to gain speed on the down hill parts of the run.

The last couple mornings the fog has made the Iowa landscape fairly frosty. Lucky for me the 337 also has been couple hours late which means they are still working to Waterloo at sunrise. Here the... (more)

Lots of people get cranked up for the RDC test car that CN uses to do geometry testing across their system. The only reason I was excited was for my kids to see it for the 1st time. The CN usually... (more)

Finding westbound trains on the CN around my place is pretty hard to do. Unless you find an extra nothing runs most afternoons. This evening we got lucky with an empty grain train rolling towards ... (more)

Finding westbound trains on the CN around my place is pretty hard to do. Unless you find an extra nothing runs most afternoons. This evening we got lucky with an empty grain train rolling towards ... (more)

The endless supply of foreign power to Iowa for CN continues. Here the Kirk Yard to Waterloo daily manifest train rolls thru the small town of Jesup 12 mile east of Waterloo. 12 more miles and the... (more)

Daily Kirk Yard to Waterloo manifest train heads into the siding at Jesup to meet its counterpart. When the trains are on time 338 doesn't normally meet yesterday's 337 east of Waterloo. 338 will ... (more)