What I believe is the only standard cab dash 8 on CSX now, this former Pan AM unit, made a tour to Iowa earlier this summer. Heading back to Chicago on 338, we nabbed it transversing the Winthrop ... (more)
The BNSF still operates about 100 miles of ex-MILW mainline in western Iowa. Bayard Local LHLA609 works 5 days a week out to Bayard doing local work. Here the job slowly heads back to Council Bluf... (more)
The Iowa Northern had leased some LLPX units to help out while their power gets PTC installed back in 2020 These units have been pretty common on the local Waterloo switcher during the day time. H... (more)
A bare table type train climbs the grade out of Ottumwa on the BNSF Ottumwa Sub. The train is working across the southern Iowa coal route from Lincoln to Galesburg. The 9003 became the CN 5446.
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