An empty ethanol train bound for Mona, IA, works west on the Mason City Sub. The train is currently between Luana and Postville as it snakes around to follow the ridge lines to minimum grades in n... (more)
An empty ethanol train bound for spotting at Hartley, IA, works upgrade out of Luana on the Mason City Sub. Run thru power is pretty common for the CP in the Midwest, and today's ethanol train has... (more)
The Davenport, IA, to Mason City, IA, local freight train works upgrade near MP 19. This train does alot work between Samoa and Mason City and does its counterpart 476. The train has been getting ... (more)
West of Calmar on the Mason City Sub the railroad built right thru the valleys, so the grades are steeper. East of Calmar the railroad is built on ridges so the grades are less steep. In order to ... (more)
Westbound Feeder Train is 17 miles west of Marquette, IA, as they past MP 17 enroute to Mason City. This train came off the KCS at Kansas City, MO, and will load on the cornlines west and north of... (more)
An extra from Davis Jct, IL to Mason City, IA is westbound near MP 20. This is the 1st westbound train out of Marquette in almost 36 hours. This train has 123 cars for the west. Snow drifts are st... (more)
This 139 car Kansas City, MO to Mason City, IA feeder train is heading west again after doing work at Monona. In about 20 mile the FKCMC will head in at Ossian to meet 2-3 eastbound trains coming.... (more)
