The QJs pull the Rock Island turn out of the fog at Durant, headed for a water stop at Walcott.

Disney's "A Christmas Carol" tour train moves eastbound near Fairfield, Iowa on BNSF's Ottumwa subdivision.

IAIS' Rock Island heritage unit leads the East train past the former RI depot at West Liberty.

Illinois Railway Museum's Nebraska Zephyr trainset heads west at Leaf River on the DM&E enroute to Trainfest 2011.

CNW Heritage unit 1995 pops into a sucker hole at Malone, Iowa with the Proviso-Council Bluffs manifest.

A #233 train passing the government slow order at Pleasant Valley.

A CBBI freight hurries eastbound past the former foundry buildings in Durant.

The "East Train" gets it's power swapped out at Iowa City, Iowa before continuing the journey east to Rock Island, Illinois.

Warbonnets lead the westbound QNYLA train at Yost.

An eastbound coal train crawls through the Northstar siding as Gerdau Ameristeel's Wilton, Iowa "Mini Mill' hums in the background.

BNSF 6103 hauls empties out to Graham, to grab the Ottumwa Subdivision and continue westbound to the PRB coal fields.

An eastbound coal train braces a bitter cold trip across Illinois.

A baretable train passes westbound at Lake Malone near DeWitt, Iowa with SD70ACe #8378 leading the way.

UP's "MPRCB" train hustles through Malone, Iowa behind UP heritage units 1988 & 1982.

Iowa Interstate's "West " train hammers through Casey at track speed.