Stopped for it crew change before making a set out for Mason City Sub
After making a pick-up in the Marquette Yard, 171 is backing towards the rest of its train south of McGregor, IA about a mile south. Shortly they will come back north and begin their journey towa... (more)
After cutting away from its train south of town, train 271 pulls forward with a large cut of Herzog cars. They will back into the yard, set out the cars and then back onto their train and head we... (more)
CP 170 waits at the north wye switch while a feeder train picks up two engines for the trip up the hill.
Just starting to drag 152 cars out of the Mississippi Valley
About Mile post 11 and 3.3 more to get all the way up and out of the Mississippi Valley
With the ice still frozen the DME 6054 pulls the daily St Paul to Kansas City manifest out of town.
Train 271 (old MBEMC) makes its way west on the Mason City Subdivision with seven blue and yelow engines today.
A pigion plays chicken with M-SPKC as it rolls into Marquette
The last St. Paul - Kansas City Manifest train of 2008 rolls over the Yellow River Bridge north of Marquette on the last day that the Iowa, Chicago & Eastern railroad will exist on paper. On Janu... (more)
A large crowd gathers on a frigid 10 degree night to see the first CP Holiday Train make a stop at Marquette.
With it's day of pride and service long gone, ex-Soo, ex-IMRL 100101 bagage car, now tool car rusts away in the ICE yard at Marquette, Iowa.
Two CP SD40-2's (6085 and 5813) along with ICE SD40-2 6430 idle in the ICE yard at Marquette, Iowa yard on a beautiful fall day.
Grinding to a stop at MP2 as the train ahead turns South as Fan and RPNet Dereck gets his foggy shot
Chicago Clearing - Huron Merchandise Train heads west onto the Mason City Subdivision after receiving a new Track Warrant at Marquette.
