This westbound guy die at MP 111 near Portland on the CP Mason City Sub. The BM31 crew came out and moved the train into yard limits at Mason City and took the power to the house. Here BM31 slowly... (more)

IC&E 6454 leads an eastbound freight over the rolling hills of North Iowa, just east of Mason City.

On April 11, 1998, the IMRL put on a new local job that ran from Mason City to Marquette and back the next day. I was award the conductor on the 954 local when it started in 98. Over the years the... (more)

Iowa Chicago & Eastern SD40-2s 6450 and 6451, along with a glimpse of the future in Canadian Pacific SD40-2 5684, lead a manifest westbound through the fields of northern Iowa. Just over a month, ... (more)