QJ 7081 is all dressed and ready for the first excursion of the 2013 season.

The Des Moines Switcher heads back to Des Moines with a few cars from the South Amana job they meet at Newton today. Here they pass one of the few restored depots along the Iowa Interstate, ex-Roc... (more)

Crossing under highway 6 with a short run into Newton and the end of this crews day before heading out on its over night run to Council Bluffs.

Engineer Franzen and Fireman Selinski have the 24-year-old 2-10-2 totally "dialed in" as they prepare to power out of Newton and on to Council Bluffs. Puffing past a house in the dale, it is unbe... (more)

IAIS 713 switches cars at the East end of the yard at Newton,Iowa.

Shortly after cutting off the train to the right the QJ's were split apart and were left alone to slowly let them cool off and sit for the night so they could be winterized the next day. Here we s... (more)

Engineers side of 6988

An empty hopper train from Cedar Rapids to Newton pulls in at the east end of Newton. 2 newer GP38's and 3 older GP38's power this empty train out of C.R. From here the empites will be put on the ... (more)

The IAIS, BNSF, and the Iowa Democratic Party got together and ran a special train from Des Moines to the Governor's Inauguration Dinner/Ball that evening in Iowa City.

A Cedar Rapids bound grain train waits at the east end of Newton yard as the afternoon sun sets.

IAIS 702 leads four other engines eastbound, having just departed the Newton Yard.