The Savanna, IL, to Mason City, IA, local is quite busy on the Marquette Sub tonight. At Dubuque, they did the interchange work with the CN before picking up over 70 cars setout by 475 the night b... (more)

While I probably should of done Lansing proper shot like most did, I decided to grab the train leaving town. Here the train curves around at MP 124 as they hugged the Mississippi River and cross V... (more)

Hard to figure out what to do here in Bellevue with the 100 other photographers. The CP business train wasted no time making the 76 miles trek from Marquette to Bellevue today in 2 hour 20 minutes... (more)

CNW 4540 is in Oelwein Shops in the process of getting a chopped nose, new plow, major mechanical overhaul and a new paint job. C&NW had an aggressive program of revitalizing its large stable of G... (more)

UP's Big Boy excursion train crosses the Cedar River minutes before arriving at its overnight stay in Beverly Yard.

A new addition to the Cresco city park is a Milwaukee Road FP7 locomotive, box car and caboose.

Amtrak 171 departs Burlington with the Westbound California Zephyr and passes one of the old warehouses in town.

BUGX 4324 in SP black widow colors sits along the BNSF mainline in Burlington.

NP must have had a lot of passenger service in the 50s. They sure had a lot of "torpedo boat" keeps. Photo by unknown, from my collection.

CSXT 3194, the Spirit of Our Law Enforcement unit, thunders through Grand Mound, IA with an empty UP ethanol train after making a quick stop in Clinton for a crew change.

Loaded oil train heads south towards a crew change at Marquette, IA at first light.

Loaded oil train heads south towards a crew change at Marquette, IA at last light.

CN Local making its way back from Illinois after serving local industries.

A pair of GP's are hard at work on the east end of Union Pacific's Shortline Yard in Des Moines, Iowa pulling across a set of drainage culverts as they sort out blocks of cars.

Watching this ancient radial coupler approach a coupling with a modern railcar I am wondering how many times this incredible survivor has done this. I'm not much of a trolley fan but I love inter... (more)