As the Deere Job work's the interchange at MP 278 and EJ&E 670 is that far from home CN L570 makes its way down the Thoroughfare and in to the yard.

Iowa Northern 2493 at Waterloo.

In a move that never takes place in daylight and maybe 2 times a year or less CN takes a car to Crystal Ice ( old Rath packing ) and passing GE Rail car ALCO switcher

A really late L571 has just started their 100 mile trip towards Ft Dodge. The carman has just high balled the roll by and L571 has them wide open working on getting some track speed up leaving Wat... (more)

Heavy snow begins to fall as G864 works on setting bad orders in their train. 2 SD 75I's and a WC GP 40 will power this train out of Waterloo towards East Dubuque, IL. This train originated at Ida... (more)

The Conductor on the Oelwein Job has a long cold ride into Waterloo. The Oelwein Job is shoving into Linden Ave before heading north on the CN industrial Lead. Due to the on going room problems at... (more)

The Iowa Northern's Palo Express has just departed the roundhouse at Bryant Yard for the deadhead trip to Palo for tomorrow's event. The train is passing the South Crew's power that will head out ... (more)

Parked at its new home, the ex-Grand Traverse Dinner Train's power and cars are now owned by an employee of the Iowa Northern. There has been some work done to the engines but I'm unsure when they... (more)

A suprise for power on today's local out of Waterloo. That is the IC 9602 smoking it up!

Amtrak 138 + 179 lead the AAPRCO charter retruning from Council Bluffs to Chicago down the IANR to Waterloo at Washburn IA.

Oelwein job making a run to ShellRock with the UP overhead.

With a train that looks like a UP train instead of an IANR train, the Oelwein Job heads across the CN towards Cedar Falls Jct. This crew is heading up to Butler siding to put all the Transco cars ... (more)

Looking RR east. Road to right is US-20. Rath displayed SD East almost continuously since it was the first open train order station east of Waterloo. The track crossing in the foreground was calle... (more)

As the CN 5560 is parked on the runaroung The GTW is on the truofare CN 7042 switching on the old siding switch lead

Having no way to get to there yard, The north job is setting out its cars for the Oelwein Job and UP cars.