Headed up by a pair of Santa Fe-painted Dash 9s, the 836 local pauses while working the Keokuk Junction Railway interchange as a storm rolls in at dusk.

A real antique. Photo by unknown. From my collection.

GTW GP38-2 4912 leads CN L565 West out of Farley after working a industry in town. Second out is a geep from CN's newest fallen flag, the Iowa Northern.

Resting in the Yard. This manifest train rests in Nahant Yard, waiting to depart for its next destination.

Working the Mississippi. This BNSF local uses trackage rights on the CPKC main in Davenport to get to the BNSF tracks on the Century Bridge that crosses the Mississippi River.

CGW FP7 116-A sits on display at the museum in Oelwein on a cold night with snow showers.

UP Turbine number 16 is coupled to a DD35B and is ready for its next assignment. Its nearing the end up its service life as it was retired in February of 1970. These turbines were nicknamed Big Bl... (more)

BNSF 7469 seen leading a Vehicle Train past what remains of Old Fort Madison

A former L&N Geep returns to Manly Yard in northern Iowa. The Iowa Northern Railway operated from 1981 to 2025 on 175 miles of trackage within the midwestern state. In 2023, Canadian National anno... (more)

Ready to Go. This clean looking SD40-3 appears ready to go as it sits in Nahant Yard.

Unique Bridge. An IAIS manifest crosses the Government Bridge on its way to the Rock Island yard. The Government Bridge is unique in that the train crosses above the automobiles and trucks... (more)

There were a few things I have found scanned slides that I am super happy with. One is I am glad I got a lot of photos of the depots that were still standing in early 2000 along the CN. It seems t... (more)

K50 was about the only thing moving midday, but as you see, it wasn't too exciting. The Sd30 at Marquette would have been my choice! The first 2 trains of the day had solid CSXT power. I truly app... (more)

The CCP acquired 20 ex-MILW GP9Rs sometime in 1985. These units had 2000 horses and classed GP 20s. These things were pretty ratty by the time the CCP ran them into the ground in 10 years they had... (more)

The Iowa Northern smacked a large crane at the crossing at Mona Jct the day before. The accident put all 3 units and a bunch of coal cars in the ditch. The IANR was on their way to deliver coal at... (more)