Checking fuel reading before heading South

Sun rises on newly painted EX CP unit as it waits for crew

Power is stored on industrial siding while train is switched out

3 units struggle to get up to speed

Waiting for crew

Heavy snow falls as the 6051 waits with friends for a crew

New crew checks fuel reading before pulling South out of siding at Edmore

ICE grain train seen in the Mississippi River bottoms. In minutes it'll reach Sabula Jct. and the crossing to Illinois.

ICE 201 rolls past the farms of eastern Iowa.

This crew on the ICE southbound won't be home in time for the Superbowl kickoff, they'll have work ahead at Sabula Jct. That water tower in the background is Savanna, across the Mississippi River... (more)

Bald eagle's view of the upper Mississippi River includes the Village of Bellevue Iowa and ICE 201 running right down Main St. Moments before an eagle actually did fly into the scene from a tree ... (more)