With the one-of-a-kind 6102 leading, DM&E train 170 slowly rolls through Lansing, IA.

171 running north along the Mississippi River at Lansing on its journey to St. Paul, MN.

One wonders how long these SD40-2s on the DM&E and the old bridge to Lansing, IA will last?

The CPR Holiday train makes it first ever stop at Lansing, Iowa where the train was greeted with a large crowd and carollers singing christmas carols

The CPR Holiday train makes it first ever stop at Lansing, Iowa where the train was greeted with a large crowd and carollers singing christmas carols

Passing the Coal pile South of Lansing, Make for a stark contrast with all that black

St. Paul - Kansas City Merchandise Train rolls south past the Mississippi River and the last of the fall colors on the bluffs.

There is some color left but not much

A late-running Kansas City - St. Paul Merchandise Train passes the bulldozers working the coal pile of the Alliant Energy Lansing Power Plant.

The MSPKC passes the fall colors on the bluffs behind Lansing, IA. ICE 6414, ICE 6442, SOO 2032.

An all autorack LMQ/SPKC heads south for Marquette on Labor Day.

On it's way from St. Paul to Kansas City, an ICE train passes the Rivers Edge Bar & Restaurant as it rolls down Front Street in Lansing, IA. Front Street is part of the Great River Road, which pa... (more)

Passing under the bridge across the Mississippi to De Soto, WI, an IC&E southbound rolls through the streets of Lansing, IA. The sign on the bar says happy hour is from 5-7, but I can assure you ... (more)

KCS 4693, KCS 4610, DME 6366, ICE 6450 lead the empty feeder train south through Lansing. Due to a derailment south of Guttenberg, IA this train is taking the long way to Mason City: IC&E from Ka... (more)