Pretty hard to get westbound on the west end of the Dubuque Sub in the afternoon. It only happens a couple times a month if lucky. It is heartbreaking sometimes when you get weather or nice sunset... (more)
And a way we go....that is what the engineer is about to experience as 98 loads of ethanol are about to push him up to 50 mph. Iowa is not flat as many think. One travels along the CN Dubuque Sub ... (more)
The CN had 2 sets of BNSF power on the locals between Waterloo and Sioux City. On Sunday, February 24th, both sets of power did their fair share of busting drifts between Waterloo and Fort Dodge i... (more)
Another storms hits Iowa today. An unusual southerly breeze allowed for me to shoot the southside today, so I took advantage. Here the daily Kirk Yard freight train out of Waterloo rolls thru the ... (more)
A pair of CSX SD40's came to Iowa on M337. The pair was team up with another CSX unit to power this unit ethanol train out of Waterloo. The train now heads east towards Chicago where it will inter... (more)