The CN daily Waterloo to Chicago freight dashes thru our 1st snow fall for the winter season. Here the engineer hangs on as the train pushes him up to track speed thru one of the many hogbacks tha... (more)
"Lots of color" has been a common theme all winter so far for the CN in Iowa. Seeing CN power some weeks is almost non-existence with the on going power shortage. Here the daily Waterloo... (more)
The sidings east of Freeport on the Freeport Sub were built back in the day where 100 cars trains were the norm. Now days in the CN scheme freight trains are ran up to 12,000 feet if DP-ed, and no... (more)
M338 of the 17th got a draw bar at 2:30 am here west of Jesup. Now the crew is having DP problems and air problems. 7 hours total to get this 177 car train back on the move on this cold morning. F... (more)
M338 of the 17th, isn't making very good time across the Iowa Zone. With a 7 hour delay after getting a drawbar west of Jesup the train is only 35 miles east of Waterloo this morning. The train is... (more)
M338 of the 17th, isn't making very good time across the Iowa Zone. Scheduled with a 20:00 departure out of Waterloo, here 14 hours later the train is only 15 miles out of Waterloo. Waiting on pow... (more)
Regular Merchandise Train from Waterloo, IA - Chicago, IL. (Canon EOS20D, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM)
Canon EOS20D, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
