The Wabtec Facility near Albia has been stocking up on Dash 9s that are being retired. I am guessing these will go toward more of the DC/AC rebuilds they have been cranking out to the Class 1 rail... (more)
Formerly the Appanoose County Community Railroad (APNC), Iowa Southern is based out of Centerville, IA, and uses 3 abandoned mainlines (Wabash/Rock/CB&Q) to run from Centerville to Albia. Prior to... (more)
Formerly the Appanoose County Community Railroad (APNC), Iowa Southern is based out of Centerville, IA, and uses 3 abandoned mainlines (Wabash/Rock/CB&Q) to run from Centerville to Albia. Prior to... (more)
The Denver Rock Island Railroad serves a variety of customers in an industrial area know as "The Stockyards", located in north central Denver, Colorado.
We stayed close to Akron on Thursday to be in position for the Carrollton empty stone train run in the afternoon. I have never been to Akron, so this was all new to me. One thing we did in the mor... (more)