An eastbound UP stack train crosses the old Chicago and NorthWestern Mississippi River Bridge, passing from Iowa to Illinois. This swing bridge was built in 1909 and still sees very heavy use. A... (more)
Of the few opportunities I had this winter to go railfanning, I spent most of that time on the DM&E trying to catch blue and yellow lash ups, or at least a blue and yellow engine on the point. We... (more)
A Pac-Man GP38AC and a SOO GP38-2 pull a long cut of grain hoppers through Canadian Pacific's Muskego Yard. In the area between the lead engine and the parking garage is a collection of MOW equip... (more)
With the sun already partially below the horizon, an Iowa Interstate train with interchange from DM&E heads across the Government Bridge from Davenport, Iowa to Rock Island, Illinois. The double ... (more)
It was only 3 degrees, but the sun was shining, the Red Tail Hawks and Bald Eagles were soaring above the Mississippi, and the chimes from a church in the town of Bellevue rang out a beautiful hym... (more)