A westbound 2x1 coal train empty rolls west thru southern Iowa. The train is just west of Lockridge. The train left Burlington a hour ago after crew change and is now racing west to try and stay a... (more)

A West Olive, MI, to North Antelope Mine, WY, rolls west thru southern Iowa. The train is approaching CP 2502, the new crossovers between Fairfield and Lockridge that was put in to help Amtrak mov... (more)

At East Baring the night sky givens away to a meet of hotshot trains. New and old signals, east and westbound trains, and on and off rain showers may for a nice evening.

As the sunsets on the evening, a conventional coal train rolls east thru southern Iowa. This coal load is 10 miles east of Fairfield en route to Burlington, IA, for next crew train. This train wil... (more)

As the sunsets on the evening, a 2x1 Dp-ed coal train rolls east thru southern Iowa near the detector at MP 251. This coal load is 5 miles east of Fairfield en route to Burlington, IA, for next cr... (more)

The 14:00 North crew taxied to Waterloo for this small 21 car train out of Bryant Yard. Now the crew is few miles from Butler, where their 1st stop for the night is. The IANR has the rail laid out... (more)

A westbound freight train takes off from the west switch at Palmyra after an empty grain train pulls into the siding. Palmyra is the 2nd siding west of West Quincy, MO, MP 14.5.

A friendly wave from the crew on the afternoon bird, as I was in the right place at the right time. A broken train line at Lowden had the whole town blocked and the conductor trying to setout the ... (more)

A westbound UP auto rack train blast west thru West Lowden on a nice evening. Lowden is located 40 miles west of Clinton, IA.

A westbound UP auto rack train blast west on BNSF trackage rights between Chicago and KC. This train had 2 units on the head end and a 70Ace in DP. It was a nice spring day as a patch dandelions a... (more)

Well the beginning to the end has begun on the Marceline Sub. Here at Argyle a westbound Z-train passes one the sets of new signals in service and the old ex-Santa Fe signals are turned. I was at ... (more)

The 170 train is crossing the Maquoketa River just north of Green Island. The crew went to work at Marquette at 12:30 today and will run to Nahant for next crew change.

The CP runs over the CN trackage at Dubuque from Dubuque Jct, to Wood. Here 170 passes the CN Dubuque Local waiting on the BNSF to let them comes across the river to do local work. 170 will be bac... (more)

Train 171, Kansas City, MO, to St. Paul, MN, freight, is arriving Nahant yard limits here at Linwood. This crew went to work at 00:30 at Nahant last night and made an Ottumwa turn in 10 hours, tak... (more)

Train 171, Kansas City, MO, to St. Paul, MN, freight, is crossing the Cedar River here at Columbus. The train will make a quick 3 hour run to Nahant. There the train will get switched out and call... (more)