The Chicago Central was bought back by the IC in 1996. So nearly 24 years have passed since red and orange geeps have rumbled over this railroad. On paper the Chicago Central is still alive and we... (more)

With a grain train already spotted at Alden, this Alden empty train is going to stage somewhere out west. The crew has some power work to do to get this loaded train ready on the way by. Here the ... (more)

One of the unit grain train loader on the Iowa Zone is here at Alden. Westbound L571 makes 50 mph as they work west towards Fort Dodge. Nice to see some of the older barns back on the roads. Incre... (more)

Westbound local to Ft Dodge works thru Alden with 3 CN GP9's for power. These GP 9's made a brief appearance to Iowa in early 2000 to power alot of the locals. Alden is located about 8 miles west ... (more)

L571 has a good roll on them as they pass by the elevator at Alden on their way west to Ft Dodge.