A Mason City-Chicago extra sits in the siding while the crew waits 2 hours for the crew van to show up from Marquette.

Bellevue is still in the holiday spirit as this MCCCX rolls thru downtown at 10mph. There has been talk of removing the whistle ordinance and the permanent 10mph slow order thru this town. Not sur... (more)

A short Mason City, IA to Chicago Clearing, IL extra manifest train is working up a small grade coming into Bellevue. Some grain and a big chunk of ethanol makeup this extra today. The Dubuque cre... (more)