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)

While playing a game of cloud roulette chasing UP 4014 out of Cedar Rapids, this was one of four locations between CR and Rochelle I had managed to get an opening with sunlight. Here, the Big Boy ... (more)

This summer, I had the privilege to witness UP 4014, Union Pacific's restored "Big Boy" 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive, ply the rails of the UP mainline once again, this time leading the "... (more)

UP 4014 rolls through the town of DeWitt, IA as it continues its "Heartland of America" Tour.

UP 4014 smokes out of DeWitt on the UP Clinton Sub.

UP Big Boy 4014 leads a passenger special west under Route 30, approaching the town of DeWitt.

Westbound autorack hustling across the Iowa countryside.

The dispatcher runs a hot westbound stack train of domestic containers around one with marine boxes at DeWitt, IA.

A single UP GEVO leading a westbound auto rack leans into a curve east of DeWitt.

An eastbound stack train heads away from the setting sun and towards the crew change point of Clinton, Iowa. It has just past the town of DeWitt, where, in the distance, a tall church steeple pun... (more)

Five SD70Ms lead a stack train east across a small valley near DeWitt, Iowa on a sunny but chilly December day.

At sunset, a westbound manifest rolls down a long tangent toward DeWitt, IA.

A CTE leads coal empties westward through DeWitt.