Back in 2006 we have an eastbound crawling along into New Hampton. If a guy had to stop to get the west siding switch at New Hampton back normal, then you were in a for a fight to get going again.... (more)

Back in 2006 storm clouds roll off to the east as this westbound Mason City bound freight train passes just west of New Hampton. The train is around 45 miles from it's destination at Mason. The 62... (more)

Beth siding has become just a name of the past. The siding has been completely removed and the station does not exist anymore in the timetable. Rumors have it the bridge might also becoming out so... (more)

After a day of switching, the Dubuque local L586 is now tied down for the day. The power and cars are setup for the afternoon L565 local to depart for Manchester. A pair of SD60's is holding down ... (more)

Back in late 2018 the CN continued to get rail in place In Iowa as the fall was approaching. The CN had over 57 miles of replacement steel they wanted to get in before winter. This rail train is h... (more)

Isn't too hard to find the Iowa Traction lines, just follow the pole line! This Monday morning finds 2 jobs out at Emery doing a push-pull operation to get cars spotted at the local gas customer. ... (more)

One thing that is kind of cool about the Iowa Traction is how the operator must change the trolley pole for the direction of travel. So the operator does alot of moving around from end to end as h... (more)

The IAIS took delivery of 3 new ES44AC's from GE, #517-519. These new units pushed the SD38's the IAIS had left on their roster into storage. The 150's were slowly stored at the end of February 20... (more)

The Iowa Northern's north crew is working north on the Manly Sub a few miles outside of Cedar Falls. The crew has a bunch of power out of Bryant Yard, which includes the head 3 motors for the Butl... (more)

Back in 2019 the Iowa Northern went out for the 3rd time in late February with their new Jordan Spreader. The 1st 2 times they did the Manly Sub around Nora Springs. Today's agenda was the Oelwein... (more)

Back in 2019 the Iowa Northern went out for the 3rd time in late February with their new Jordan Spreader. The 1st 2 times they did the Manly Sub around Nora Springs. Today's agenda was the Oelwein... (more)

An empty coal train out of Shelby Yard is bound for loading off this SV&E Sub. The SV&E (Sandy Valley and Elkhorn) is a short 17 miles branchline that runs out of Shelby Yard off the Big Sandy Sub... (more)

Northbound grain empty passes thru SK Cabin on the northside of Paintsville on the Big Sandy. The train is seen here passing under classic C&O hardware that still the entire Big Sandy Sub. The tra... (more)

With the way the UP is running away from small time business with the PSR mentality, I was surprised to see way out here in no man's land the UP still has a land locked job at Winona. The CP's loc... (more)

CP's hotshot out of Chicago quietly rumbles thru the town of Winona and past the local power. The 30 mph quite zone thru Winona is still in effect here. This stacker was quite big with a DP mid-t... (more)