Number 14, the eastbound Land O'Corn, heads towards the depot after departing Wood. The switch engine on the left is likely either the IC 430 or 432. The track panels on the left were built and us... (more)

Number 14, the eastbound Land O'Corn, pauses at Dubuque to discharge and receive passengers. All of the railroad buildings in this shot were torn down for a major highway project in the 1990s. The... (more)

This two axle switcher, a Republic RX500, works the tracks inside the Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Co. in south-east Provo. Thanks go to Bill Caywood and Pete for identifying the locomotive manuf... (more)

The eastbound Land O'Corn (No 14) pauses on the "hack" line at Dubuque to take on and drop off passengers. Building behind the engine is the IC Freight House, which was torn down in the 1990s to m... (more)

Eastbound CB&Q passenger train to Chicago, The North Coast Limited, slows on approach to station stop at East Dubuque. Switches and signals in this area (expect for the block signal on the right) ... (more)

A long, westbound CGW manifest (often called mortgage lifters due to the revenue generated) leaves the double track at East Cabin and heads for the tunnel, the swing bridge, and Iowa. From a 120 E... (more)

Looking RR east. Road to right is US-20. Rath displayed SD East almost continuously since it was the first open train order station east of Waterloo. The track crossing in the foreground was calle... (more)

In a rare move on the hack line, No 71 has received the green flag from the operator at Wood to proceed west. Note the amount of ballast that was required to bring the passenger main up to match t... (more)

Second 76 (symbol CC-6, a meat and high priority train--note reefers and TOFC in consist) has received a green flag from the operator at Wood and is rolling over one of the four switches the opera... (more)

Engine "Anaka" backing up on the wye for the return trip to Lahaina.

Robert M. Spautz, deceased, 1st trick operator at Wood from mid 60s until after CTC was installed in the early 70s. As noted in a comment, the torpedo cigar is classic railroading, and not exclusi... (more)

CB&Q switch engine in Dubuque in the 1960s.

Looking RR east. This shot was taken after the 1965 Mississippi flood waters receded to the point where the tracks were usable again. Note the three switches that operators threw by hand. There wa... (more)

UP power pulling a westbound train on the IC. From a study of the track charts for the Iowa Division, Dubuque District, between Wood and Julien and from shots taken just before and after this one,... (more)

No 71 is about 1/3 in Iowa and 2/3 in Illinois as it crosses the swing bridge. As I recall, the bridge had received a paint job a year or two prior to this shot. Taken from the ramp up to the old ... (more)