UP 6833 leading CPKC train 852 is seen in a double exposure heading through Lansing, IA.

CPKC train 261 is seen in a double exposure of heading north through Lansing, IA.

Empty unit oil train breaks the silence of Lansing, IA.

As the Mississippi River flooding continues to wreak havoc, ballast trains having been running day and night to fight the rising water. KCS 3967 leads an empty 3GPS north on a rainy Sunday mornin... (more)

A top-five Mississippi River flood event still has aways to go before reaching the tracks at Lansing. Empty ethanol heading south to Marquette, IA where it will turn west towards Mason City, IA.

CP 8781 leads train 474 through the close quarters of Lansing, Iowa.

While I probably should of done Lansing proper shot like most did, I decided to grab the train leaving town. Here the train curves around at MP 124 as they hugged the Mississippi River and cross V... (more)

A CP southbound pauses briefly in the midst of the street-running through Lansing on a bustling Sunday afternoon. I hadn't expected this and it allowed me to quickly capture a couple of neat angle... (more)

CP 576 weaves their way south on a sunny afternoon along the Mississippi, skirting the undulating terrain about half way between Lansing and Harpers Ferry while doing their best to time up a meet ... (more)

CP 853 is just about clear of the street running in Lansing as the sun tries hard to break through the morning fog with the small town still sleeping on a Sunday morning. The whistles at both ends... (more)

Coal loads rumble slowly through the street running in Lansing on a quiet Sunday morning with what was earlier a heavy fog on the Mississippi still hanging around the surrounding hills. This train... (more)

Fog cleared just in time to get this photo on my "Bucket List" - train 853 off the Blackhawk Bridge at Lansing. With BNSF winning back the contract from the UP to haul coal to the Colum... (more)

CP 6644 "Support Our Troops" leads 474 south through Lansing, IA under Hwy 82 and over Clear Creek.

CP 8814 leads 474 through Lansing, IA. In the background is the highway 82 bridge over the Mississippi