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)

a 4 pack of SD40E's shove on the back on this loaded oil train. The train has slowed down to get the headend and helpers setup for the trip down the mountain thru Horseshoe Curve and into Altoona.... (more)

Foreign power isn't real common on the Transcon on this weekend, but unit trains seem to get more of it. Here a Blue Island auto train races towards its destination of Kansas City as they pass und... (more)

The sun has set on the day, but the railroad work continues all thru the night. Here at New Hampton a power swap has just taken place between 686 and 477. 686's 3 SD40-2's weren't enough horsepowe... (more)

A loaded grain train bound for Clinton, IA, passes thru the small town of Clarence minutes after sunset. The train is traveling along highway 30, around 45 miles from Clinton.

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)

Located 251 miles from Chicago along the busy BNSF Aurora Sub, these ABS signals will show green all night unless something passes on main#2. These signals date back to the CB&Q days. Unfortunatel... (more)

Getting to be that time of the year. As the days get longer, M338's departure times are prime time for sunset stuff east of Waterloo. Here all 7500 feet of M338 can be seen on the hogback at MP 25... (more)

The M338 out of Waterloo today had a gasket come loose and caused an oil fire on the lead unit, CN 2505. The crew had to get the roundhouse come out and get the gasket back in so they could use t... (more)

M338 left Waterloo today way ahead of the 20:00 normal departure time. Then trouble struck on the 2505 and the delays began east of Jesup. One of the head block gaskets came loose and sprayed oil ... (more)

Well one of these odd ball 3000's finally made out to Iowa. These units were delivered as 3000's on the outside, but CN wanted them in the lower 2900's series, which the computer are programmed to... (more)

The daily Sioux City, IA, to Waterloo, IA, local is about done with it's work at Iowa Falls as the sun begins to start another day in Iowa. This job is normally a night time local out of Ft. Dodge... (more)

A pair of SD40's power this B38 local from Mason City, IA, to Nahant Yard in Davenport, IA. The local has a long list of local work they have along the way from Mason to Marquette today and will t... (more)

A pair of NS units and the CN 5291 power M338 out of Waterloo to Kirk Yard, IN. Here the trains races east as the sun sets 18 miles east of Waterloo. The train si about to pass over the 257 detect... (more)

A pair of NS units and the CN 2424 power M338 out of Waterloo to Kirk Yard, IN. Here the trains races east as the sun sets 9 miles east of Waterloo. The train is making 50 mph as they start up the... (more)