When the weather turns cold, the track has alot of strain put on it with the contracting steel. Many joints can come apart, as is the case here at MP 268.4 on the CN Dubuque Sub. The crew works in... (more)

M338 departed Waterloo at 12:45, for the daily trip to Kirk Yard near Gary, IN. Most days the train is over 10,000 feet or 14,500 tons, so the train then run as a distributed power train. Today th... (more)

5429 is working hard to hold its speed on Big Raymond Hill.

Less then 5 miles from the yard and putting the train away.

An eastbound grain train is pounding the grade out of Hilltop as they pass thru Raymond, about 6 miles east of Waterloo. All 4 GP38's are all out to keep the tonnage moving. For many years geeps w... (more)

Poof, Just a little snow for now. If we stay cold and have no snow melt we have some big ones starting!

Pace shot of a ex OAKWAY-GMTX 9095

Last light before a cloud kills the sunset.

First good pull out of Waterloo and this Ethanal trains not losing to much speed.

Running all out and going up Big Raymond hill.

Topping Big Raymond hill.

Topping the hill at the old Marsh Siding.

Sun is about shot for the day as CN's New Dash 8's show up in bunches lately.

After getting over little Raymond hill there running all out to get some speed for big Raymond hill and it may take 2 more hills till track speed is attained. 88 cars will let them do better then ... (more)

Running Hammer Head, I never seen a GE running backword's Now I have.