I just missed the KCS veteran unit on 1 of my KCS trips back in April. Never figured that the KCS would be kind enough to bring it to me. I was also fortunate enough that the CN put together a bea... (more)

Eastbound Ft. Dodge, IA, to Waterloo, IA, local rolls across frozen Iowa countryside. Winter has been lite for the most part, but today the temperature at sunrise was -7. That has alot to do why t... (more)

After an IEI coal train stalled on Remsen Hill, they reduced the train at Marcus, IA. The CN then called an extra to pickup 50 grain and 45 reduced coal cars and bring it all to Waterloo. Here the... (more)

In March 1997 the Illinois Central was running intermodel trains from Chicago, IL, to Council Bluffs, IA, over the old CC&P. Here westbound I-11 blast thru Benson curve east of New Hartford with a... (more)