The endless parade of containers on the BNSF Transcon never end. Here a Chicago interchange bound stacker slowly pulls out of the yard at Fort Madison. The train passes the restored ex-Santa depot... (more)

A Chicago bound coal train works east on the Creston Sub. The train rolls out of McPherson and onto a short 4.2 mile section of single track before Red Oak. The Creston has alot of double and sing... (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 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)

A Portage, WI, to Clinton, IA, empty coal train rounds the curve near Kains on the CP Marquette Sub. The train will interchange back to the UP at Clinton for a trip to Wyoming to reload. Been rumo... (more)

Back in the IC&E days a northbound freight rumbles across the Turkey River at Turkey River. This location is on a bluff that has access, but I have heard sometimes snakes can be a bother up here. ... (more)

July 2006 find a trio of IC&E SD40's rolling thru the south end of Rutledge. The train will drop downgrade into Ottumwa starting from here. The CP take over wouldn't be til 2008, so this is still ... (more)

The B38 local from Mason City to Savanna is back into Iowa after crossing the Mississippi River at Sabula. This job comes out of Dubuque as B38, setouts and pickups at Savanna, and rolls back to D... (more)

After the 2:30 pm show at Savanna, the Holiday train work south for the next show at Davenport. Here the train crosses the Mighty Mississippi in front of many photographers and local residents. Ni... (more)

My 337 trip back to Waterloo from Dubuque featured this power. Usually we take the power to the fueling pad, but 338's power was in the way. So while the carman inspected our cars, and the conduct... (more)

After 42 years of service to the railroad, December 4th was the retirement day for Mark Iams. Mark start with the ICG back in 1979. As with most old heads around the railroad he has seen his share... (more)

At the end of the Iowa Northern's Oelwein Sub is Transco Railway Products. This repair facility has called Oelwein home for over 70 years. The place had to fight to keep rail service connected as ... (more)

The Wabash had a mainline that ran to Des Moines from Moberly at one time. The NS abandoned this trackage back in 1993. Today the Iowa Sothern operates about 25 miles of this trackage between Moul... (more)

Relco was acquired by Wabtec in early 2020. This plant spent alot of money in 2020 putting in 5 tracks to the left of the main buildings and track for what looks like stored units tracks. No idea ... (more)

An eastbound grain train off the CN Osage Sub hammers along trying to get up to speed after meeting a super late 337 at Jesup. The train catches the last rays of the day as sunset is minutes away.... (more)