Checking the bearings with an IR reader and soon to take on water.

Working there way West to Fort Dodge and a night or mornings sleep.

Dragging its self out of the Maquoketa River Valley one of 7 rivers and more sags for cricks that it will have to pull its train out of.

#51 crossing the CNW's Spine Line and Mills tower in Iowa Falls.

Giving a good pull the turbos get spooled up they need some fast track to get the carbon out.

Passing the old RI station in La Port City, Ia

Having just worked New Hartford L570 has 17 more miles till the road work is finished then time to put the train away.

Still looking good after all these years. This file has the look of Kodachrome

With the end of this trains day about 20 miles west and passing the Rudd elevator.

A Road that has wind blown snow and heavy main line traffic.

Having just cut off there train, slowly approaching the train that is stuck in a long drift.

Now off the 3 track main it's Heading South east on the Marysville sub.

Making time plowing back some vary small drifts. Now if we get 1 or 2 more snows there will be some big ones. Looking at the left side you can see a good one starting.

Hot trains get all the power, This trains the old #11

Crossing the Wisconsin Bridge at 1 1/4 miles from the Iowa Pikes peak State Park