Just after sunset and M337 is about to start downhill into Scales Mound. 3 IC unit roll 86 cars towards Dubuque the next crew change point. At Dubuque M337 will setout all the Dubuque and Cedar Ra... (more)

Rolling along with 113 cars, M337 has what is beginning to be a rare consist in Iowa, all IC black. This train is between Burlington and Genoa as they roll along at 50 mph. This train is running a... (more)

M337 has just pulled into Freeport on the siding. They are going to setout the rear 27 cars before heading west again. There is a L566 local that came out of Cedar Rapids sitting on the main at Fr... (more)

An IC SD70 and a CSXT SD40-2 heads into the yard to pick up their train for the southbound trip.

Southbound CN train is passing through Peotone on a very cold March afternoon.

1026 with yellow stripe leads 1025 with white stripe up the hill at wood pulling 108 empty grain cars

338 is back on the move east after doing work at Independence on this foggy, frosty afternoon. 338 has 66 miles to go before reaching Dubuque, IA and the next crew change point. The train is passi... (more)

IC 1025 sitting at the west end of BA51

Regular Merchandise Train from Chicago, IL - Waterloo, IA negotiates the s-curve just east of Galena, IL.

Fortunate timing....The rain was pouring down when we were going by the east end of the yard and by the time we made it to the yard office at the west end, there was a nice surprise in the eastern... (more)

Regular Merchandise Train from Waterloo, IA - Chicago, IL. (Canon EOS20D, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM)

After picking up 2 units from yesterdays empty grain train 338 now has 6 units(IC 1025, IC 2700, GCFX 6077, GTW 6401, WC 6598, IC 2703).