IC 1027 takes the afternoon off on a beautiful fall day.

Back when I started for CN in 2004, the locals between Waterloo and Fort Dodge would meet mid-day around the Webster City/Williams area and swap trains. The jobs this day meet here at Webster City... (more)

Solid black IC consists were the new normal in the early 2000's once CN took over. The IC SD40's seem to be the main stay power for Iowa, along with a few SD70's. CN power wasn't as common, and if... (more)

I believe I was on the way to work at Marquette and happened to time out this meet at the west end of the Beth Siding back in 1999. A westbound IC train is working towards Waterloo at sunrise. The... (more)

Running on an inverted schedule, the southbound B&LE ore train makes an appearance at Russelton shortly after sunrise. This would be one of the last runs with the IC trio before the big CN DPU pow... (more)

Power for the L509 is tied up for the day at Joliet Yard.

A trio of Illinois Central SD70's lead a loaded ore train south on the CN Bessemer Sub, passing through the MD North control point near Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania. This control point features a u... (more)

Illinois Central SD70 number 1025 and CN SD60 number 5447 sit in CSX's Goodman Street yard awaiting pickup by the Rochester & Southern to take them to AMP in Dansville for servicing.

A trio of Illinois Central SD70s lead the southbound ore past the searchlight at the 115.2 on the former B&LE mainline.

A trio of Illinois Central SD70s lead the southbound ore across the viaduct at Osgood, PA as Fall colors start to work into western Pennsylvania

A trio of Illinois Central SD70s prepare to double the ore loads for departure from the ore docks on Lake Erie at Conneaut.

A trio of Illinois Central SD70s lead the southbound B&LE ore train at Queen Jct, PA on a beautiful Fall afternoon.

Two sister IC SD40's passing by each other early in the morning at Proctor yard.

IC 1003 works a cut of tank cars while IC 1036 waits for it's next assignment on the first day of Fall.

IC 6252 taking limestone empties down the hill into Duluth.