Two years ago on June 12th, floods hit Iowa hard. Here, 10 days after the crest of the Mississippi, Burling... (more)
On June 12th, 2008, floods hit Iowa hard. Here, a maintenance "train" descends into the bottoms of Burlington, Iowa, where the Mississippi River still sits over much of the Burlington riverside y... (more)
Burlington's Depot, which has seen so many trains, some famous, was in no state to take visitors on June 22nd. The water was a foot or two higher, judging by the brown stains. Off screen to the ... (more)
The caboose at the historic AT&SF Depot wades in Mississippi River water, while a Heritage I/II/III set creeps by as part of a constant parade of eastbound trains on July 21st. The W (whistle) si... (more)
In the bright morning sunshine, a BNSF DPU pushes as a grain train gingerly treads the raised roadbed through Mississippi floodwaters. The caboose has water halfway up the wheels, and the depot m... (more)
SP SD35 6902 suffers an electrical fire as the train waits in the hole in Soledad Canyon west of Palmdale, CA on July 15, 1973. The crew never noticed the smoke pouring out of the second locomotiv... (more)
