Heavy snow falls as the 6051 waits with friends for a crew

Waiting for Mason City train to clear mian

CN switcher working Dubuque yard

CN switcher

M-338 passes the last crop of sweet corn on it's way to Freeport

IC 9629 rest in the storage track in CN Dubuqe yard

Wheel sets rest next to the TC&W diesel house at Glencoe MN.

Not a good day to be making a pickup

M-337 with 6 engines pulls out of Dubuque yard up the hill towards Peosta.

Switching at ADM plant

Temperatures in single digits, wind chill around 30 degrees below zero make a cold day for railroading, as M-338 back into Dubuque yard for pickup.

BNSF crew hands off grain empty to CN crew. 7 engines should be able to make the hill to Peosta.