A loaded Herzog ballast train is about to pass thru CPU 074, Bertram. The train is working west on the UP Clinton Sub in central Iowa between Mount Vernon and Cedar Rapids.

An ethanol empty creeps across the Mississippi River Bridge at Bridge Switch on the CP Tomah Sub. The train is working west from Chicago and is bound for the old ex-DM&E territory west of Winona. ... (more)

The Taylor, WI, to Kirk Yard, IN, freight slows up to enter the north end of the siding at Duplainville to meet 2. The train has a bunch of power bound for Kirk Yard, and probably onto Homewood fo... (more)

A westbound vehicle train rolls west on the St. Croix Sub as they cross the Black River north of LaCrosse near Lytles Landing. The train just departed LaCrosse only 15 miles back. The bridge in th... (more)

The sign of the times back in May 2020...The WSOR job heads east bound for Boscobel. The train passes the large sand plant on the eastside of Prairie du Chien. The plant has built temporary tracks... (more)

The Rio Grande received a batch of 25 new SD45's back in 1967-68. Many of those units went thru the UP merger and were sent to MK for rebuilding in the late 90's. Alot of these units have been sen... (more)

The daily Waterloo to Ft Dodge local is about to stop at Iowa Falls to do interchange work with the Union Pacific. This job is seen here passing both new and old depots near Rocksylvania Ave in Io... (more)

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)

A cool catch was this interchange move between the CP and the IAIS on Saturday. The B71 local went over at Taylor Street to get some interchange traffic and an empty potash train from the IAIS Sil... (more)

A cool catch was this interchange move between the CP and the IAIS on Saturday. The B71 local is over at Taylor Street to get some interchange traffic and an empty potash train from the Silvis swi... (more)

The boys and I made a trip up to Mason City area on my days off. On the way home we chase an eastbound grain train out of Mason on the CP Mason City Sub. This 100 car train was loaded at Delevan, ... (more)

An empty ethanol train bound for the CP Cornlines slams over the CN Osage Sub in Charles City. The train is around 30 miles from Mason City where this crew is hurrying to get to before 19:45, unde... (more)

While waiting for the afternoon local to depart Dubuque for the CN, CP train 475 showed up with a clean rebuild. The train is working between Wood and Dubuque Jct over the CN Dubuque Sub along the... (more)

A loaded coal train crawl along as they fight gravity near Saw Mill Road. Crawford Hill is located on BNSF Butte Subdivision between Edgemont, SD, and Alliance, NE. East of Crawford the railroad h... (more)

Crawford Hill is located on BNSF Butte Subdivision between Edgemont, SD, and Alliance, NE. East of Crawford the railroad has to climb 821 feet on average grade over 1.55% over the Pine Ridge escar... (more)