The railroad history can be interesting, but one thing it is always changing! With the start of yesterday, February 13th, a chapter of a railroad was closed. With a big supper/meeting in Waterloo ... (more)
The yesterday's Oelwein job didn't make it back to Waterloo, so today they came back out and caught their own train for the trip into Waterloo. The job is doing work now on the south end of the et... (more)
The day's eastbound Rocky Mountaineer has finished its run over the Selkirk Mountains and Continental Divide from Kamloops. The power has now detached and will run around to eventually become tomo... (more)
A former GO Transit GP40-2W is the odd man out at Roma Junction serving as a spare engine for the line northward to High Level and Hay River.
The Cedar Rapids to Waterloo job is working La Porte City on their way back to Waterloo. The crew sets out empties for loading at the elevator and now shoves back to their train. In February 2025,... (more)
The Cedar Rapids to Waterloo local is about 5 miles from La Porte City. This job can be all over the place for timing heading back to Waterloo. Usually the job heads south out of Waterloo from 21:... (more)
The day's westbound Rocky Mountaineer is just out of Banff as it climbs the grade at Morant's Curve to get additional passengers at Lake Louise. This train will then descend the west side of Kicki... (more)
With the official takeover date of March 1, 2025, I have been out trying to shoot the Iowa Northern as the CN makes changes to the railroad. Job changes came first in March, and now power changes ... (more)
A shortage of crew caused the IANR not to run a Butler to Manly job on Wednesday to position power for the normal job on Thursday. That meant the crew had to run north to Manly on Thursday. Here t... (more)
The Manly to Butler job rolls past the classic ex-Rock Island depot at Rockford on the Manly Sub. The AM departure from Manly allows for easy shooting of this depot again. They will flip back at B... (more)
This CN zebra GP40-2W has definitely seen better days since being delivered to the CN back in 1974.
A pair of CN GP40-2W's bring a local south through Iron Junction
Huron Central, HCRY GP40-2W 3012-3013, on the branch to the now closed paper mill at Espanola, Ontario. September 13, 2012. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo
The Westbound Rocky Mountaineer Ducks Under The Signal Bridge At Piper.
RMRX GP40-2W 8014 leads P609's 12 car train down the main track at Barriere.
