We were pretty excited to luck into this slot train at Edmore. The train pulled into the siding to dump the last 15 cars and meet an 853 train. The train had dumped rock at 2am at Brownville this ... (more)

We were pretty excited to luck into this slot train at Edmore. The train pulled into the siding to dump the last 15 cars and meet an 853 train. The train had dumped rock at 2am at Brownville this ... (more)

Eastbound out of Savanna has just finished the climb of Red Barn Hill east of Savanna. Now the crew will make the up and down trip the rest of the way to Bensenville. Scanned print from early 90's... (more)

Back when the Mississippi River flooded in 1993, railroads did some crazy detours over the spring/summer. A few trains took some crazy routes to make it to their destination. That seems stupid com... (more)

The CP ran a stack train from KC to Chicago in the early 90s. I don't think it ran every day, maybe Sundays? The train has a lone SD60M for power as the train leaves Savanna for the final leg into... (more)

After the 2:30 pm show at Savanna, the Holiday train work south for the next show at Davenport. Here the train crosses the Mighty Mississippi in front of many photographers and local residents. Ni... (more)

A local out of Davenport begin the task of climbing the Eldridge Spur towards Eldridge. Leaving the mainline at Waterworks this branch passes over an impressive wooden bridge. The lone geep has it... (more)

The 3 GE's on this Charles City loaded ethanol train have their hands full to get the 102 loads up this 1.4% grade. Here the screeching of wheel slip breaks the morning silence of cows grazing. Ov... (more)

This is the old Milwaukee Road Depot in Mason City. This depot is no longer used since the CP has build a new office near the roundhouse on the southside of the yard. In 2018 the CP was going to d... (more)

The Canadian Pacific ran their holiday train via Mason City. The past 2 days the train ran the east end of the DM&E and now is enroute from Mason City to Marquette and points north. Here the train... (more)

There wasn't alot of things moving around Mason City on the CP Monday. One thing I guess I got as a token is this rare bird. Soo Line Power is getting to be more uncommon in the CP Era. Here the M... (more)

The CP is working on clearing the drifts on their Sheldon Sub between Mason City and Sheldon. Here the crew has their hands full as they make a few passes at this drift east of Wesley. Using a GP4... (more)

When setting the wing to push the drift back, one has to be very careful not to take too much snow. Get too much snow can cause the Jordan to lean and derail. Here the crew has the Jordan leaning ... (more)

Nothing works better for a snow fence than a bunch of cars on the south side of the tracks. At Wesley these tanks cars have been here a long time, so the Jordan burying them alittle more today pro... (more)

Nothing works better for a snow fence than a bunch of cars on the south side of the tracks. At Wesley these tanks cars have been here a long time, so the Jordan burying them alittle more today pro... (more)