88 cars was a hard pull on this line, Close to max if not a bit over tons to HP.
Two that don't exist now Standard and IC&E hope the ICE paint weathers as long.
Running down the ex Cedar River RR now the CN Osage Sub.
A Deadhead run to get the train in place for Mondays run on a rehabbed line out of Madison, Wisconsin.
Just starting to pull after having a pinion gear cut off ( locked up TM ) The Iowa Northern is coming off its line and getting on the CN Trackage rights.
CN local making a set out on the House track and will be shortly on its way.
Crossing the Cedar thats 10'+ higher then normal do to a rainy June with a nice set of power and light.
Tools of snow removal, A wedge and a Russell plow. WOW the work train is holding for new paper work to be faxed to the wells office giving us a chances to get some shots.
On its way to plow heavy snow up North.
CN's Budd RDC is testing the lineament and gauge.
About Mile post 11 and 3.3 more to get all the way up and out of the Mississippi Valley
In and out of drifts and not all that much snow as they ran trains before they plowed.
Splitting the signals.
The flowers are still in bloom as summer is turning in to fall
