A loaded grain out of Vincent, IA is creeping across the high bridge at Ft. Dodge. This ex-Chicago Great Western Bridge sits 182 feet above the Des Moines River. This train just left Vincent about... (more)

M337 is blasting thru some small drifts east of Raymond on this cold windy winter day. M337 is only 6 miles from Waterloo Yard its destination. This train originated in MArkham Yard in Chicago, IL... (more)

The DM&E is plowing the Sheldon Sub westbound towards Spencer after the latest strong wind has drifts blown back in. Here the plow has quite a bit of snow on that north side to push back. These 2 ... (more)

A quick shower has everything steaming up due to the warm ground. A westbound coal empty rolls thru the East end of Hull a few miles west of Ieager right after a small downpour.

Metra 2158 is waiting at Grayslake for the 2149 to arrive at 8:15 pm. The 2158 is one of the few trains that turn at Grayslake and heads back to Chicago Union Station. This 2158 train set arrived ... (more)

UP's Steam Special rolls east towards the layover spot for the night, Boone, IA. The train started the day in Fremont, NE and will layover in Boone tomorrow before heading to Trenton, MO on the 28... (more)

Westbound auto rack train screams west about 5 miles west of Galesburg, near Cameron. In late 1995 the BNSF was only a few months into the merge, but only 3 of these F45's remained in service as m... (more)

The Mason City local has just stopped for the diamond at Lyle with the CN's Osage Sub. This diamond has given the IC&E alot of problems over the past few years with derailments, as you can see why... (more)

Another T-Bird has begun loading at Thunderbird Mine at Largo. 100 cars of raw iron ore will be loaded into this train for the 10 mile trip down to the plant at Forbes for processing. 2 trains run... (more)

CP detour train #185 is crossing the Mississippi River at Sabula. This train will turn the corner in about a mile at Samoa and head north on the Marquette Sub for the 159 mile trip back to home ra... (more)

The sun is setting on another day as a UP coal train rolls east at Clear Creek. Clear Creek is located about 30 miles west of Marshalltown, IA. Here the tracks lay strait east-west making for nice... (more)

Well it has been over 8 years since the CN has any type of plow equipment in Iowa other than wedge plows to fight winter. This year 2 Jordan Spreaders have been brought out to try and work the dri... (more)

Working out of the Des Moines River Valley this westbound stack train passes a nice old Chevy as they head into the small town of Ogden.

The rotary snow plow heads back to Drake after having all kinds of problems west of Kief near MP 429. The CP borrowed Red River Valley and Western's Bros Rotary snow plow to try to get the New Tow... (more)

Southbound loaded ethanol train is moving 10mph across the high bridge in Ft Dodge.