An empty ethanol train bound for Mona, IA, works west on the Mason City Sub. The train is currently between Luana and Postville as it snakes around to follow the ridge lines to minimum grades in n... (more)
Out in northeast Iowa is a mountain of a grade on the Mason City Sub. The Calmar Hill is a 1.4% grade that runs for about 4 miles between Fort Atkinson and Calmar. The area is mostly inaccessible,... (more)
BN's class GP35 was GN's class GP35. No. 2500 leads a former CB&Q GP35 on a transfer headed towards Lyndale Yard Minneapolis' west side. The train is coming off the Mississippi River freight line ... (more)