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)

A North Platte to Chicago manifest had a small treat on the point today. We headed out for a small chase after they got done with their work at Beverly. Here the train rolls east pass this farmste... (more)

A loaded coal train with a newer GE on the point heads east at sunset. The train is about 55 miles west of Clinton in eastern Iowa. Never know anymore what the UP will put on their coal trains? Fo... (more)

One thing I never get sick of working for the railroad is watching the sunsets and sunrises as you make your trip over the territories. Here a crew heading towards Boone watching the last rays of ... (more)

Here a very short westbound Global 3, IL, to North Platte, NE extra stack train rolls west on the Clinton Sub a few miles East of Mechanicsville. This old pickup looks like it has weathered a few ... (more)

This extra quality manifest, from North Platte, Neb, to the BRC at Clearing Yard, Chicago, IL, rolls east on the Clinton Sub near sunset. The train is between Mechanicsville and Stanwood. With the... (more)