I get alot of comments about some of my snow plow photos asking how the crew can see what is going on. Here is alittle view from the locomotive of what is seen when you shove a plow in front of a ... (more)

A Waterloo, IA, to Arthur, IA, local is stopped at Tara waiting on a crew to coming out and clean the crossing heading into Valero to spot a unit ethanol train. This local left Waterloo with 157 c... (more)

With the head 3 units that were stuck at MP 385, and the rear 4 units and 7 cars that were stuck at MP 408, L572 is now on the move towards Waterloo with everything that is now unstuck. The Omaha ... (more)

Life for the CN west of Ft Dodge the past week hasn't been any fun. Power going bad orders all over and a couple stuck trains has the CN scrambling to keep the railroad running. Here lite power se... (more)

The Council Bluffs to Ft Dodge local is parked at Tara Yard waiting on a 8:15 recrew to jump aboard and yard the train and run the power into Ft Dodge. Mother Nature is throwing alittle bit everyt... (more)

The 1st chore for the L577 today is to put the Council Bluffs to Ft Dodge local away at Tara and then head to Ft Dodge with power. Here they are shoving into Tara Yard. This old depot at Tara was ... (more)

The Ft Dodge to Sioux City local is about to enter the Cherokee Sub at Tara for the 128 miles trip to Sioux City. The consist today is a touch rare for late 2009. Couple old SD 40's is a nice chan... (more)

3 BNSF units off a Williams coal train is making a side trip to Arthur, IA to pull 121 cars of ethanol. L577 is now eastbound at Tara as they head onto the Waterloo Sub from the Omaha Sub. This cr... (more)