The daily Manchester Turn begins the day by putting their train together at Dubuque Yard. A large 51 car train heading out, and only 20 cars coming back. Once back to Dubuque, the cars get switche... (more)

Independence doesn't have any scheduled jobs that work it during the week. So extra locals are sent out of Waterloo to keep the business moving. Here 25 loads of grain and an empty flat are on the... (more)

109 loads out of Alden, IA, are bound to the ADM unload facility at Reserve, LA. Here the train fights gravity over the hogbacks between Raymond and Jesup. The train just left Waterloo 10 miles ba... (more)

Traffic can be light at the beginning of the week into Waterloo. That usually means that M338's can be short and usually on time at the beginning of the week out of Waterloo. Tuesday's 338 is only... (more)

M338 has just finished their class 1 brake test. The carman board the train to hand off the mandatory brake slip to the crew. Mean while M337 pulls into on the main at Waterloo as heavy snow falls... (more)

M338 has just departed Waterloo for the daily trip to Kirk Yard. The train will use a couple ex-CNW Dash 8's for distributed power operations. With the 2117 on the head end and the 2121 cut in mid... (more)

M338's crew is on the thoroughfare at Waterloo getting an air test as M337 pulls into the yard on the main. Heavy snow falls as the blue hour sets in. M337 is about 12 hours late, and M338 will de... (more)

An Alden, IA, grain train rolls east towards Chicago and then points south in the Gulf. The train is seen hammering east thru the Winthrop Curves. Train will is bound for unloading in Helvetia, LA... (more)

M337 was running about 12 hours late today. Here the train stops outside of Waterloo for a crew change as the snow falls. There has been alot of power coming to Iowa over the weekend for the busy ... (more)

When the railroad was build between 1853-1860 by the Dubuque & Pacific Railroad, they didn't worry too much about the lay of the land. The railroad was pretty much built right over it as it layed.... (more)

The ADM shuttle train off the Cedar River rolls east just out of Jesup on this frosty morning. ADM and CN continue running this dedicated train from their processing plant at Cedar Rapids, to elev... (more)

GE has begun its delivery of the new Tier 4 GEVO's to CN. The new AC's will be numbered in the 3000's series and M337 has one of the brand new units leading on the way to Waterloo. The train is pa... (more)

M337 is ready to blast off for Waterloo after doing their work at Dubuque off #1 track. On #2 track is the Dubuque switcher power, L586. On the lead is L565's power who will switch out M337's seto... (more)

The engineer on the daily Kirk Yard, IN, to Waterloo, IA, manifest train climbs back on his unit after giving M338 a rollby at West Beth. M337 is very late tonight and ended up meeting it's counte... (more)

The daily Kirk Yard, IN, to Waterloo, IA, manifest train pulled thru #1 track at Dubuque to do their work. L565's power is parked on the lead waiting for M337 to depart so they can build their out... (more)