IAIS 502 and 719 await a crew at West Newton Iowa as the sun sets.

Former CGW leads EB at Council Bluffs

CN 5483 coasts downgrade near Woodbine, IA along what was once Illinois Central, then Chicago Central and Pacific railroad. The line only hosts what amounts to a local freight. For a brief period ... (more)

CN 5241 and GTW 5844 power the daily Dubuque turn local L565 through the small village of Delaware, IA along the CN Dubuque Sub. Westbound trains at this time of day are difficult to come by on th... (more)

In the final rays of sunlight, a CP ballast train rumbles south through Bellevue with road loads in tow.

"It's big Ange, big!" Times are slow and will be while the grain grows so the old horse drowses in the warm welcome sun of spring next to the giant facility which has become more the ru... (more)

A UPY GP15AC and GP60 leading LNM34 South for Eddyville, Iowa.

A pair of SD40N's working the Union Pacific Shortline Yard outside of Des Moines, Iowa have pulled up the signal and are awaiting clearance across the diamond in order to take headroom for their w... (more)

Many Rock Island diesels units, especially Geep's made it into the mid Sixties in their original red, black and white scheme with "wings". We see here GP7 1226 and F7(A) 103 at the Rock Island... (more)

Not as pretty as her SY sister but alive and ready to go this engine was fired as we watched, listened and smelled the process, probably my favorite experience around steamers. They creak, they g... (more)

A beautiful CN graduate heads the museum's diesel passenger train in a recreation of a classic scene imitating CNW's prairie meanderings. The railroad was a great experience but we had a bonus, a... (more)

I would guess there are no two of this model anywhere that are anywhere near alike. Haven't seen one with original engines yet. Once ubiquitous, they are becoming rare critters. From the looks ... (more)

Fairly rare on UP, no dynamic brakes. I really don't know if it's Iowa but took a shot. Just one of those rapid "friendly wave and hearty hi yo Silver" trips on a college break.

Coal loads and empties meet on the west side of Ottumwa, Iowa on a May morning, with BNSF 5618 bringing up the rear of the westbound empties on E JOJATM0 18A, while loaded train C BKMOTM0 19A wait... (more)

Headed up by a pair of Santa Fe-painted Dash 9s, the 836 local pauses while working the Keokuk Junction Railway interchange as a storm rolls in at dusk.