The CB&Q originally built across the Missouri Rive back in 1880. The Burlington and Missouri River Railroad had reached Plattsmouth in 1870 while working west from Creston towards Lincoln. The CB&... (more)

The 1st week of September 2019 the CN and the BNSF did joint PTC interoperability testing on the Aurora Sub. The train consisted of BNSF and CN management and crews, plus both road's power. The te... (more)

A massive westbound Galesburg to Lincoln freight train is carrying a huge consist of power. Here the train drops down grade into Ottumwa west of Agency on the Ottumwa Sub. The train has a bunch of... (more)

After tons of delays, I was about out of options for this Galesburg to Lincoln freight train. This guy waited for almost 2 hours for 3 eastbound trains at Ottumwa due to a combo coal train in 2 pi... (more)

If you are going to do the IAIS now days, bring your racing shoes! Keeping up on this 40 mph track isn't the easiest. Here the west train rumbles thru the small town of Homestead a few miles east ... (more)

If you are going to do the IAIS now days, bring your racing shoes! Keeping up on this 40 mph track isn't the easiest. Here the west train rumbles thru the small town of Downey a few miles east of ... (more)

The Blue Island to Council Bluffs daily freight rumbles across the Iowa River in downtown Iowa City. The train is working west towards South Amana from Silvis. In the consist the 1 of the 4 the S... (more)

The west train passes over a partially frozen Cedar River near Moscow. The train is working west from Silvis to South Amana on the Iowa City Sub. The Iowa Interstate has a pair daily freights that... (more)

Jointed rail, 3 geeps, and a 7 car local...doesn't sound like a class 1 operation in the US anymore, but the UP Oskaloosa Local out of Marshalltown was all that. The local departed Marshalltown wi... (more)

It was weird to see non-UP motors leading trains thru Iowa back in 2019. BNSF's Creston Sub was out of service for a time due to serve flooding of the Missouri River around Pacific Junction in sou... (more)

A Columbia, WI, empty coal train rolls along the Mississippi River on the CP Marquette Sub. CP and UP jointly move these trains from Wyoming to the power plant near Portage, WI. The trains are int... (more)

A Columbia, WI, empty coal train rolls along the Mississippi River on the CP Marquette Sub about 45 miles south of La Crescent. CP and UP jointly move these trains from Wyoming to the power plant ... (more)

The CP has drug some old time veterans out to power some of their work trains around the system here in 2020! Here s couple old 40's head up this loaded rail train CWR-19 as they make their way no... (more)

The CP has drug some old time veterans out to power some of their work trains around the system here in 2020! Here s couple old 40's head up this loaded rail train CWR-19 as they make their way no... (more)

The Mississippi River draws many people away from their busy weekday life for weekends of partying river life. Many spend spring thru fall at a trailer up and down this river. The CP Marquette Su... (more)