The Shreveport to KC freight makes good time as they roll over the Sallisaw Creek just outside of Bunch. The train is working north between Cave Springs and Marble Rock on the KCS Heavener Sub. T... (more)

The KCS railroad works south out of the Ozark Mountains towards the Arkansas River Valley. The railroad has 100 miles of Oklahoma running as they drop down from the 1321 feet summit at Gentry, AR,... (more)

The Heavener Sub rolls south out of the Ozark Mountains towards the Arkansas River Valley. The railroad has 100 miles of Oklahoma running as they drop down from the 1321 feet summit at Gentry, AR,... (more)

The 4th and last day of the business train found it running from Heavener to KC. The train departed earlier than advertised, but the schedule the whole trip was coming and going. Here the train sw... (more)

The 4th and last day of the business train found it running from Heavener to KC. The train departed earlier than advertised, but the schedule the whole trip was coming and going. Here the train ju... (more)

A nice 4 pack of GP38's work at Bryant Yard. The bummer was they were on their way to the shop for the day, but man the 3808 looks nice and clean! The IANR has retrofitted some of these 38's with ... (more)

The Iowa Northern's North Crew pulls out of the Manly Terminal southbound. The crew has to get permission and throw 2 electric locked switches.to enter the UP Albert Lea Sub Main for the short bl... (more)

The Iowa Northern's North Crew does work in the Manly Terminal. This is the farthest north the Iowa Northern goes. The Manly Yard used to be a small little operation with an interchange point with... (more)

The Iowa Northern's Jordan Spreader is just out of the Waterloo city limits as they work north on the Oelwein Sub towards Oelwein. The drifts however were pretty minor for the middle of February u... (more)

The Iowa Northern's Jordan works north on the Oelwein Sub towards Oelwein. Past Fairbank the trains haven't been over the line since the last wind storm. The drifts however were pretty minor for t... (more)

Well it looks like the Jordan Spreader will only make 2 trips for the CN in Iowa this winter? Within 4 weeks all this snow would be gone with 50-60 degree weather that came in the 1st part of Marc... (more)

I headed out on 2/15 in hopes for more drift action. 337 and 703 left Dubuque after sunrise on this bitterly cold day. The low at sunrise was around -15 with wind chills well above the -30's. Unfo... (more)

The daily Waterloo to Kirk manifest twist around into the Winthrop curves with 7600 feet of train. The train starts into the curves at 40mph with the permanent speed restriction, but will get down... (more)

I asked 338's crew what the drifts look like east of Waterloo after the last winter storm. They said around Beth there were some small ones. With bitterly cold weather, drifted in roads, and near... (more)

Grand Forks to Galesburg freight cruises along the Mississippi River at De Soto. The train passes thru the crossovers CP 270 as westbound trains wait at CP 270 for the single track to clear up. Th... (more)