An empty ethanol train bound for Mona, IA, works west on the Mason City Sub. The train is currently between Luana and Postville as it snakes around to follow the ridge lines to minimum grades in n... (more)
Out in northeast Iowa is a mountain of a grade on the Mason City Sub. The Calmar Hill is a 1.4% grade that runs for about 4 miles between Fort Atkinson and Calmar. The area is mostly inaccessible,... (more)
Empty ethanol tanks run west through Milwaukee past the former home of the Eschweiler designed Milwaukee Gas Light Co. buildings with a trio of SD60s leading the way.
A trio of SD60s pull this empty ethanol snake westbound through Milwaukee.