Traffic levels continue to be strong in the Cedar Rapids corridor. The L565 local from Dubuque to Manchester and back has a healthy train of Cedar Rapids loading tonight. 2 extra SD60's were added... (more)

Traffic levels continue to be strong in the Cedar Rapids corridor. The L565 local from Dubuque to Manchester and back has a healthy train of Cedar Rapids loading westbound tonight. With that extra... (more)

The summer time offers more light to chase the Manchester Turn out of Cedar Rapids, on duty 17:00 during the week. While traffic has really hit the dumps with the virus stuff going on, the Cedar R... (more)

With the virus affecting business this spring, CN had really cut back on people and service days thru out Iowa. The west end had been pretty much went to 3 days a week service including the jobs o... (more)

Even though 572 took 4 hours to get out of Council Bluffs, their timing was almost prefect west of Woodbine. Here the westbound UP train MPRNP passes the local as they head for Dension to swap tra... (more)

With the virus affecting business this spring, CN had really cut back on people and service days thru out Iowa. The west end had been pretty much went to 3 days a week service including the jobs o... (more)

A Los Angeles to North Baltimore, OH, stack train rumbles across the new Media Bridge. This 741 foot long bridge that was replaced in 2018, replacing the one built in 1910. The new bridge doesn't ... (more)

A San Bernardino bound Q-train roll across the 741 foot long Media bridge. The bridge was replaced in 2018, replacing the one built in 1910. The new bridge doesn't have as cool of look as the old ... (more)

The BNSF put together some dog breakfast power consists today on the Transcon. Here is one of them on a Galesburg to KC manifest train. The train rumbles west over this 741 foot long bridge that w... (more)

The area north of Fenton looks to have alot of man made lakes around the Barstow Sub. Here a Galesburg to Grand Forks manifest train rolls towards the next crew change point at LaCrosse, WI, on th... (more)

While shooting Amtrak at Chillicothe, we overheard this local having alot of issues on the radio while working Cargill Spur at Eddyville. Sounded like they were having problems pulling the grade o... (more)

An empty coal train rumbles across the Des Moines River outside of Ottumwa. The train is working between Galesburg and Creston, the next crew change point. This is the southern Iowa coal route for... (more)

The 567 local has 1 car for spotting at the West Rock Plant in Cedar Rapids. The local can do this work going either direction on their Manchester Turn, but coming back south they are limited to s... (more)

Another Friday chase of the evening local out of Cedar Rapids. The 567 again got enough traffic over the week to warrant the CN 5459 for a 2nd motor. Traffic has stayed steady in this area unlike ... (more)

Another Friday chase of the evening local out of Cedar Rapids. The 567 again got enough traffic over the week to warrant the 5459 for a 2nd motor. Traffic has stayed steady in this area unlike som... (more)