In the early 2000s, the IAIS was one cool railroad. It was a far cry from what it has become today. Back then, geeps and Alcos moved traffic across Iowa and Illinois for this small-time operation.... (more)

This eastbound coal train is struggling to make its way out of the Maquoketa River Valley 28 miles west of Dubuque. The grade out of Dyersville is the toughest on the Dubuque Sub between Waterloo ... (more)

Only a consistent mother could love. This was the CC I remember growing up. Mixed match piles of junk, hoping the couple would be running at the other end. An empty coal train is rolling through E... (more)

4 geeps bring an eastbound into Waterloo from the west. The train is just past CTC Susie on the west side of Waterloo, where the double track starts for the yard. Only a couple more years were lef... (more)

A westbound CCP train crosses the Cedar River bridge in Cedar Falls on the way west towards Ft. Dodge and western Iowa. Only a couple more years were left for this short-time regional in 1993. The... (more)

It wasn't too easy getting solid orange-matched jeeps in the later part of the CCP days. Here a westbound rolls through West New Hartford on the way toward Ft. Dodge and western Iowa. Only a coupl... (more)

A collection of jeeps handles this coal train out of Council Bluffs to Chicago. The train is about to arrive at Waterloo as they pass through the west end of the double track at Waterloo named Sus... (more)

An eastbound has all the geeps barking as they climb the grade into Beth. These tired girls have been working their tails off since they left Waterloo 35 miles ago. There will be no break all the ... (more)

A local tiptoes by some old buildings with cars for an industry. Lucky business. As I recall IC Industries was more interested in bottling fizzy sugar water or some such at that time. Photo by ... (more)

It strikes me that it's probably possible to track the history of the Paducah rebuild program by the appurtenances used on the excellent rebuilt units. The tri-lights replaced Pyle rotating light... (more)

Florida Central's only job out of Ocala, FL trundles right down the middle of Osceola St on their way home for the evening. How could you not enjoy some street running with a GP9, GP10, and GP11?

WW102 heads back from the shops at Gore light with 1006, a classic GP leading. Spring has sprung and the willow tree at the M Adams farm is in its full splendor.

A pair of Blue Ridge Scenic Railway geeps slowly ease across the Turniptown Creek trestle on their way south from Blue Ridge to the Georgia Northeastern shops at Tate

Going, going, gone. Or maybe? Who knows. The Maryland & Delaware (MDDE) should be operated by Carload Express at this point per an STB filing, but that has yet to happen and things seem oddly quie... (more)

Ex Farmrail GP10 at Pabaco Gypsum.