Tunnel shots in the midwest are far and few between. and i will take CN power over the blue GE's IC's
Last winters snow and wind was an everyday chore till it got above 32 and crusted over. The ICE ( DME ) ran a Russell plow to nock back the drifts and keep them from getting to big.
Pace shot of the NRHS Train heading back to Cedar Falls,Iowa
With over a mile worth of train behind the power they are still pulling hard with most of the train still on the up hill side.
Making it's way down 2nd ST
About finished there run south with all the drifts behind them.
CN L571 off to do battle with the drifts west of here. UP power today one never knows what will show up the next day.
Wont be long before the corns to high to shoot shots like this.
Passing the old junked C&O GP7 in INAR's old paint job
The Butler Job is handing a train of Ethanol to the CN and the Oeiwein is heading East on the UP's ex CGW line. I just misted an over under by the same railroad on two lines they don't own by 7 ca... (more)
Ready to go, A lot of snow for them, Now thats something i would like to see.
After this shot for over 20 years.
Just crossed into Iowa from MO #4 rolls for Fort Madison and Chicago.
Dragging its train out a 10 MPH slow order on CN trackage rights it is a short run to Waterloo and home rails.
