M338 has just finished their class 1 brake test. The carman board the train to hand off the mandatory brake slip to the crew. Mean while M337 pulls into on the main at Waterloo as heavy snow falls... (more)

M338's crew is on the thoroughfare at Waterloo getting an air test as M337 pulls into the yard on the main. Heavy snow falls as the blue hour sets in. M337 is about 12 hours late, and M338 will de... (more)

Sometimes you wonder how the railroad gets power lined for things like they do! Somehow 3 BCOL's units that came in over a 48 hour period at Waterloo, ended up on the Cedar River Local to spot a g... (more)

Most of the time the 566 local's main job is to switch out the inbound trains from over night. They do sometimes do the outside local work if time allows or the night job doesn't finish. Here 566 ... (more)

M337's crew now begins the task of switching out their inbound train that is yarded at Waterloo. Once the cars are switched out, the L571 local will be built for the daily night run to Ft. Dodge. ... (more)

The CN has started changing out traction motors at Waterloo on the old ramp track. The CN has been using Hulcher to lift the units to get the traction motors out. Here they set the 5437 back down ... (more)

Hulcher and CN have started to team up to change out traction motors at Waterloo. The CN now places these units on the old ramp track at Waterloo for easier accessibility. Today's task, in the wi... (more)

A pair of Iowa Northern MPI locomotives haul a short train across the Cedar River in downtown Waterloo. I moved from Iowa to Minnesota in June of 2008 as floods were ravaging this area. It's har... (more)

The 461 idles in Bryant Yard with the passenger consist from Saturday's train to Iowa City for the Hawkeyes game.

NS 8802, CN 2242 and UP 4294 head East on a loaded Grain train as they pass a Canadian National crane entering the Waterloo yard.

The Cedar River local blast out of Waterloo for the trip to Stacyville. Today's train has with 50 grain empties and local freight for St. Ansgar and Mona. The empties will be spotted at Stacyville... (more)

This CSXT motor is parked in the Waterloo roundhouse and will receive a 92 day inspection starting tomorrow. The unit came out of Chicago on M337... days out of day. Since the CN is so power shor... (more)

I checked around and CN has had some Soo Line power in Iowa before. Had couple units off the BNSF in run thru grain train power. Now days though this is a rare bird for the CN in Iowa. The unit wa... (more)

The day job at Waterloo begins to switch out the traffic that came in overnight. Today's conductor is working his last day in a 40 year career. The day began with lots of good old stories before h... (more)

The day job at Waterloo begins to switch out the traffic that came in overnight. Today's conductor is working his last day in a 40 year career. The day began with lots of good old stories before h... (more)