CCP 7904 tows a grain train thru Council Bluffs, IA in May of 1987.

The cosmetically restored CRIP E-units were stored in Manly. I have to admit I liked the scheme the 652 wore before this restoration, but they both look amazing.

With over 14,000 feet of train, this 2nd 261 is back on the move at Harpers Ferry. The train made a pickup at Marquette and had 2 extra cars making them over the CP rules. After lining the South s... (more)

With 14,000 feet of train in tow, this 2nd 261 lumbers up the Marquette Sub towards St. Paul. Over the detector, they had 2 extra cars putting them over the 14,000 feet threshold rule CPKC has for... (more)

With the massive flooding the CP took in May from the Mississippi River, there has been so much work done along the Marquette Sub. Many, many work trains have been up and down this Marquette Sub. ... (more)

The Iowa Northern's Cedar Rapids to Waterloo job makes a later appearance in Vinton as they work back to Bryant Yard in Waterloo. The crew would have to go out on the Dysart Branch to spot and pul... (more)

Sure would of been nice to seen 4 IANR units on this Cedar Rapids to Waterloo train today. We got some rare mileage as the job had to go out on the Dysart Line a couple times for work. This line w... (more)

The D&I train out of Dell Rapids came in today as a monster 126x0, 17228/6950. Once to Sioux City, the train has to be delivered and yarded. 2 crews work off each end to make the delivery/yarding ... (more)

One can see a lot goes on here as the CN/UP/BNSF all cross each other, going different ways for mainlines and industrial leads. The CN is currently shoving over to deliver to the BNSF and DAIR. Th... (more)

The daily Waterloo to Kirk Yard freight rumbles up the grade past the former Beth siding location, east of Winthrop. Today's train has 9 dash 8 type motors that are heading probably to scrap. The ... (more)

While it comes and goes, trios of SD70Ms in Iowa are kind of common. M338 has a trio of them today as they pass the 1st siding out of Waterloo, near Jesup. As one can see, the tie gang has just fi... (more)

The Ft. Dodge to Waterloo daily local rolls across the Iowa River at Iowa Falls on this warm evening. This job did work at Judd, met its counterpart at Webster City, and is now on to Macy for more... (more)

CN has started to move some of their retire power to Iowa. Those units are box car and DIT, so CN is still able to load up the locomotive consists as needed. Here is the daily Waterloo to Ft. Dodg... (more)

The Council Bluffs locals are now on an evening schedule for their run down to Denison, meet, and flip back. Traffic on this line can be hit and miss as seen tonight. A tiny 8 car train would be ... (more)

A Tara bound empty ethanol train out of eastern Canada, pulls into the Valero plant. The train will yard in the loop tracks just out of site to my left. The UP local in the background is on the UP... (more)