Milwaukee 261 and the Grand Excursion train take on passengers in downtown Davenport, IA. The crowds really turned out to see the classic machine.

Crawling up Fairfax Hill, Job 2 catches some of the last rays of sunlight southwest of Fairfax.

LLPX 2802 and sisters pull the Cedar Rapids turn up Fairfax Hill on their way back to Iowa City.

Thundering up Fairfax Hill, Job 2 heads south towards Iowa City.

UP 3068 leads a lengthy manifest through the heart of Ames.

BNSF 5348 leads a run-through "Earthworm" grain train on the CNIC through Independence, IA on the last beautiful sunny morning of 2003.

DMDM, aka Dum Dum, leans into a curve on it's way to Marshalltown.

UP 8149 leads a coal train out of Mt Vernon towards Lisbon.

Final Run of Crandic Job 2, the road job from Cedar Rapids to Iowa City. As the crew is out for beans, the sun sets on Job 2 one last time.

IAIS 625 leads CRPE around the curve southwest of Walford.

ICE 224, a former CGW SD40, wears it's old IMRL colors with pride. This train was following the Milwaukee 261 Grand Excursion train. We decided to wait for the train rather than joining the pace... (more)

A John Deere special passes through Palo, almost to Cedar Rapids, where it will be handed over to UP at the North Yard. The 162 tractors on the train are headed to Galveston, TX for export to Braz... (more)

Having just passed through Walford, CIC 114 tackles another hill southwest of town.

CRPE trundles towards the Amanas on the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway main.

These hearty Iowa cattle pay no attention to the coal empty as it glides to a stop east of Bertram, IA. The temperature was in the single digits and the wind was howling, making the wind chills w... (more)