The past still lives in the present...
With a couple friendly toots from the passing coal train, the pull down works the west end of Global 3 with two SD40Ns. The C&NW twins can barley be seen in the distance.
Work to replace broken rail is underway as a eastbound coal train passes by on the opposing track.
Westbound under the new signals
An eastbound oil train begins the climb out of the Mississippi River Valley to head east towards Chicago
Westbound under the peavine
Southbound PTC test train rounds the curve south of Camanche, Iowa
Northbound PTC test train with a SD60 and SD40-2 haul two GEs to Savanna
An Executive Mac shoves a taconite train east towards Chicago
Northbound sand with a duo of belles
Canadian Pacifics PTC test train heads through the outskirts of Clinton, Iowa
Ex-Conrail leader on the old IC
This is probably the only Z train you can see with boxcars on it...The eastbound Salad shooter flies eastbound through Dekalb on a windy Sunday morning.
Westbound under the C&NW coal tower.
Before the bridges fell...