CN's Budd RDC is testing the lineament and gauge.
The local is doing its work and nocking some small drifts as it works West
This Ex MILW line is not flat, a hard pull, The new welded rail will be nice to
Snowflake Express and Santa with a train load of Kids go for a 1.5 Hour ride out and back.
ICG RI Diamond In Cedar Falls the Rock Island has been shut down all most a year now and Iowa Northern hasn't started up.
This CN train is on its way to Chicago
Land of Cows the IC had a Land of Corn a Chicago to Iowa train that looked somewhat like this.
The long run down 2nd St thru town is about over.
Tunnel shots in the midwest are far and few between. and i will take CN power over the blue GE's IC's
An Photo charter night shoot S&B and Iowa Northern put on to rase cash for the 2 E's as they will not run.
Last winters snow and wind was an everyday chore till it got above 32 and crusted over. The ICE ( DME ) ran a Russell plow to nock back the drifts and keep them from getting to big.
As the CN 5560 is parked on the runaroung The GTW is on the truofare CN 7042 switching on the old siding switch lead
Passing the old junked C&O GP7 in INAR's old paint job
Lighting By Craig Williams. This job is holding till the morning run North.