CSX and NS power leads CN 338, a manifest freight, as they take head room on the bridge over the Mississippi River in Dubuque in order to build their train after switching the yard.

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A BNSF Dash 9 leads an autorack train through the neighborhood of East Dubuque, Illinois and heads south towards Savanna.

Locomotives:
BNSF 4328 C44-9W
BNSF 5202 C44-9W
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A Burlington Northern piggyback train, probably “Expeditor” No. 41, is about to pound the diamonds at East Dubuque, Illinois, on August 13, 1994. A pair of colorful EMD SD40-2s pull the train�... (more)

A quad set of GEs smoke up a storm leading an intermodal through East Dubuque into the morning sun.

A colorful lashup rolls eastbound through East Dubuque

A BNSF V train rounds the curve just east of East Dubuque, IL

An westbound CN train pops out of the tunnel with CSXT 386 at the point. Crossing over the BNSF Aurora Sub and then the mighty Mississippi into Iowa.

M337 westbound is about to bounce across the BNSF Aurora Sub at E. Dubuque, and cross into Iowa to switch Dubuque yard.

Between Portage and East Dubuque, the line was built by the Illinois Central back in 1865. The CB&Q acquired trackage rights in 1889. There are some conflicting reports who was there 1st and dates... (more)

M338 is departing Dubuque bound for Hawthorne. The train is crossing the Mississippi River and into Illinois. The train also crosses the BNSF Aurora Sub, then goes into a short tunnel, before comi... (more)

IC 8414 exits the tunnel in East Dubuque, IL in November of 1997. This tunnel is unusual in that it makes a hard 90 degree turn after the trains cross the Mississippi River and the Burlington Nort... (more)

One could tell the BNSF merger has happened, and also the fair share of SD70MAC's were more and more on the property. Seeing C30-7's on the Northern Trascon was fairly uncommon for many years. The... (more)

Westbound intermodal train has a pair of brand new H-1 Dash 9's for power. The train is about to crossover to main #1 at East Cabin in East Dubuque. The train is operating on the Aurora Sub betwee... (more)

Eastbound taconite train bound for Granite City, IL, passes thru East Dubuque on the BN Aurora Sub. 2 SD60's of some type and a kicker were pretty standard power for these trains til BNSF got into... (more)

Run thru Soo/CP power is seen here on a loaded potash train as it makes it way east on the BN. The train is about to pass thru East Dubuque as it makes it way from LaCrosse east. Was somewhat comm... (more)