A 133-car 260 train digs into the grade as they pass through Moravia and over the Iowa Southern Railroad. Heavy grading work is being done to add a new siding south of town to accommodate the bigg... (more)

The Hiawatha trains were running back and forth between Milwaukee and Chicago with the Veterans NPCU Unit. The 1st southbound of the morning is #330, who is approaching Deerfield on the Metra C&M ... (more)

Amtrak's Hiawatha service train is slowing up for Rondout on the CPKC C&M Sub. A NPCUs (Non-Powered Control Unit) leads the train. Amtrak converted 22 of their F40s into NPCU. There is plans to co... (more)

Wisconsin Dells is pretty well known for its "ducks." For over 70 years, amphibious DUCKS have been the most unique means of touring Wisconsin Dells’ famous rock formations. These vehi... (more)

The Amtrak Borealis train service began on May 21, 2024. It connects St. Paul, MN, to Chicago, IL, via Milwaukee, with 1 train each way each day. I guess the trains don't wye at STP, so they run w... (more)

I have never been to Akron, so this was all new to me. One thing we did in the morning was the Akron and Barberton Cluster Railway, which is an island railroad with W&LE ties. They do a lot of loc... (more)

I have never been to Akron, so this was all new to me. One thing we did in the morning was the Akron and Barberton Cluster Railway, which is an island railroad with W&LE ties. They do a lot of loc... (more)

Unfortunately, I saw and was given bad info yesterday, so I missed the 4100 leading L565. Today we made chase with it trailing the CN 2285. Still, a merger is consistent, and the 2285 won't be aro... (more)

Unfortunately, I saw and was given bad info yesterday, so I missed the 4100 leading L565. Today we made chase with it trailing the CN 2285. Still, a merger is consistent, and the 2285 won't be aro... (more)

An empty ethanol train from the NS at Chicago bound for Arthur, IA, rumbles west of the Dubuque Sub on a beautiful evening 5 miles west of Jesup. Getting trains on the west end of the Dubuque Sub ... (more)

Home to the Cedar River, Osage has been the starting and stopping point of crews working the Osage Sub for many years. This year that changed when District 2 CN crews got qualified to run to Charl... (more)

The 1st Cedar River job is on their way to Waterloo with cars mainly out of St. Ansgar. The job passes this 1941 Packard Clipper sitting on Main Street, Orchard. Side note: only 17,000 clippers we... (more)

The CNW ran a ton of grain trains to the ADM plant in Clinton out of Iowa. Many "CL"-bound grain trains could be found along the double-track mainline. For example, here, a load of grai... (more)

D40s and steel hoppers, an old-school coal train in the early 90s. An eastbound load passes by the iconic elevator structure at Clarence. The train is about 46 miles from the next crew change poin... (more)

The 2nd section of the Des Moines to Proviso manifest drops downgrade into DeWitt on the East Iowa Sub. The train is roughly 20 miles from the crew change at Clinton. The CNW 8547 became the CN 21... (more)