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)

UP 6939 leads UP MCLCL (now abolished/replaced by MPRMT) as it heads westbound on the east side of Clarence, IA. I've got to say, it was nice to see a freshly rebuilt AC60. Those who know me know ... (more)

"Sky Big Boy" Sometimes a locomotive comes along that is so great and so massive that you have to take to the sky to see it in its full glory. Taken at around 200ft from my drone, we se... (more)

This is a fun little prop along highway 30 at Clarence. A westbound land barge freight slowly making their way west on the Clinton Sub. Clarence is located about 45 miles west of Clinton.

Light dusting of snow and clear blue skies called our name on Monday for a bit. We headed out for some UP traffic on the Clinton Sub in eastern Iowa. Unfortunately the UP didn't want to play ball ... (more)

Light dusting of snow and clear blue skies called our name on Monday for a bit. We headed out for some UP traffic on the Clinton Sub in eastern Iowa. Unfortunately the UP didn't want to play ball ... (more)

Westbound Big Boy is on its way to an overnight stop at Cedar Rapids. The train is seen here passing the iconic elevator on the UP Clinton Sub at Clarence. This day the people and traffic would b... (more)

Some of my 1st trips by myself as a young lad was to the CNW East-West main thru Iowa back in 1993. This route has always been well known for the ATC signal territory. The ATC meant that only a CN... (more)

Union Pacific "Big Boy" 4014 leads it's train westbound through Clarence, Iowa.

Freight as far as the eye can see! This Proviso to Des Moines junker looks like they pulled everything out of Proviso they could find and headed west. The train lumbers along thru Clarence on the ... (more)

In late March major flooding went on with the Missouri River around Omaha and south, the BNSF Creston Sub is out of service. March 21st was the 1st day Amtrak's California Zephyr was scheduled to ... (more)

Been here over 50 times in my lifetime, but never from the air. Today's drone shot is the Global 2 to Lathrop, CA, westbound large barge Z-train. Here the train rolls past this classic icon elevat... (more)

After having some issues with the leads unit, 6033 starts to move again out of Clarence, Iowa.

Local car dealership has good way to get your attention along highway 30. Here a loaded coal train is about to pass thru the small town of Clarence on the UP's East-West main thru Iowa. This train... (more)

An auto train from the Indiana Harbor Belt at Gibson Yard, IL, to North Platte, NE, passes thru the small town of Clarence. The train is around 47 miles west of Clinton, and is running in 1x1 DP s... (more)