The daily Kirk Yard, IN, to Waterloo, IA, manifest train is actually alittle earlier than the normal on late schedule it has been on the past 4 months. The train almost made Waterloo in daylight, ... (more)
An empty grain train bound for Yetter, IA, has the 1st ever heritage unit to visit the CN Iowa Zone trailing as they pass thru Jesup. This train came out of the Gulf and will be loaded at Yetter w... (more)
Working hard to keep speed up on the Hogbacks.
The IC and CN influence began to showup more and more in Iowa on the ex-Chicago Central trackage as GTW Geeps era started in the late 90's. Here a westbound freight train blast towards Waterloo wi... (more)
M338 rolls East at track speed as the sun provides some nice glint the power.
A late M337 pulls into the siding at Jesup to meet its counterpart M338. Jesup is the 1st siding east of Waterloo. M337 is the Kirk Yard, IN, to Waterloo, IA, daily manifest train. SD40's on the p... (more)
The Kirk Yard, IL, to Waterloo, IA, manifest trainis pulling into the siding at Jesup to meet it's counterpart M338. Getting an old SD40 leading on M337 is a real treat, since SD40's don't roam Io... (more)
Some have to work on the forth, The need for Ethanol out East keeps the trains running. Here there passing the old CC&P sign with a green diamond.
88 cars was a hard pull on this line, Close to max if not a bit over tons to HP.
Cresting one Hog back after another and draped over 2, Only 3 more before the their yard at Waterloo.
Cresting the hill at the old Marsh siding thats at MP 261 and Jesup siding is 265 and wasn't needed.
3 car's, Manchester flip is taking the West cars for the Cedar Rapids jobs run South.
Rolling a long in the 8 notch trying to get some speed up on the down hill side of old marsh siding.
This CN train is on its way to Chicago
