I have had a couple questions from people why the PRC is hours on end of 10 mph. Well here is some of the reasons why. As you can see this old tired 90 pound rail needs replacing, and also there a... (more)

The B48 crew on train 572, the Wells, MN, to Mason City, IA, local freight, takes off to start their day on this foggy morning. Here they past the old railroad depot the city is trying to restore ... (more)

The Iowa Northern's North Crew is on the south end of the yard at Bryant trying to get switcxhes cleaned out so they can yard their inbound train. Heavy wind and snow is slowing railroading down s... (more)

The B48, the Wells daylight job, is on train 572 enroute to Austin to swap trains with B46 who has 573's train. Here B48 passes the liquor store in downtown Albert Lea that once was the passenger ... (more)

The B48 crew out of Mason City does local work as they wait for the B48 crew out of Wells bringing the 572 train to them. Here the crew backs into the International Paper Plant to spot and pull ca... (more)

The B48 crew out of Mason City does local work as they wait for the B48 crew out of Wells bringing the 572 train to them. Here the crew heads back to the yard after spotting the Hormel Plant in Au... (more)

The Wells, MN, to Mason City, IA, local freight train blast thru the fog and Alden on their way east to Austin. This is the Wells day job B48 onboard the 572, who will swap trains with the B46 loc... (more)

Fog and little bit of snow fill the air as the 571 works its way west towards next crew change at Phillip. This crew went to work at 10 am at Pierre and will get into Phillip around 19:30, a total... (more)

The Huron, SD, to Rapid City, SD, took off from Pierre today around 12:30. Here 4.5 hours later near sunset they are only 40 miles west of Pierre. The PRC is mainly all 10 mph due to track conditi... (more)

The Huron, SD, to Rapid City, SD, freight is about 20 miles west of Pierre. Here they past one of many abandoned farmsteads thru this area the PRC Sub passes. Once full of life at a time long ago,... (more)

The Huron, SD, to Rapid City, SD, freight pokes along the PRC Sub east of Midland. There is alot of heritage in this area as seen by this 1888 ranch sign along the tracks. There is alot of signs t... (more)

360 is now on the move east out of Valero with the KCS power added to the headend for the trip to Marquette. This 360 is a KCS Feeder Grain Train that loaded on the Jackson Sub. The KCS power wil... (more)

360 is about to stop at the Valero Ethanol plant near Floyd to pickup some KCS units to help with the grades on the Mason City Sub including mainly Calmar Hill. This 360 is a KCS Feeder Grain Trai... (more)

360 makes its way down the Iowa Northern towards Nora Springs. CP trains use the Iowa Northern for a short cut around Mason City. The trains run from Plymouth to Nora Springs over the IANR to get ... (more)

The Huron, SD, to Rapid City, SD, freight train rolls west with 70 cars towards next crew change at Philip. This train left Pierre at 09:40, and will do almost 7 hours of 10 mph running to Phillip... (more)