An L.A. Colo track crew is making preparations for five miles of new CWR from Walford to Amana. This crew is heading north to start dropping tie plates for the new rails scheduled to arrive the ne... (more)

CRANDIC SW1500 133 awaits a call on the east side of the CIC engine house.

GEVO 500 and 2 GP38's head down grade towards Amana on the CRIC.

Iowa Interstate 500 leading two GP38-2's approaches Eagle Avenue heading for Iowa City.

A west bound empty coal train heads through Chariton, Iowa.

An Amtrak employee stand on the brick platform peering to the west hoping the CZ will soon appear as the eastbound coal train passes. The CZ was more the three hours late this day.

A decent looking Rock Island SW 1200 lays over in the CNW yard in Des Moines, Iowa a few days after Christmas 1986.

The end of this center cab. Looks like the brick wall may have won with this center cab parked in the backyards at CNW's Marshalltown shops.

UP's influence on the CNW is becoming more common as seen here. GP50 5062 heads two UP SD40-2's on the west bound as it approaches the US 30 bridge east of DeWitt, Iowa.

A one of a kind-SD CAT. In an attempt at re-powering, CNW shop crews put a V-12 Cat enging into SD45 6000. Due to limitations with compatibility with the generator and excess weight of the re-powe... (more)

ES44AC 7776 heads for the sunset west of Norway, Iowa.

ES44AC 7764 takes the lead over two EMD's on a west bound container train a few hours away from sunset in Clarence, Iowa. On the rear, another GE handles the chores in DPU.

A half dozen auto racks are in between the power UP 8554 and 7846 east and a string of containers climbing out of the Cedar River Valley east of Cedar Rapids.

The last day of spring finds a pair if Iowa Interstate GEVO's on the CRIC coasting down grade past a field of knee high corn.

Operating in DPU, GEVO 510 takes up the rear of the CRIC and eases past the bright orange ex-Milwaukee depot in Amana on the CRANDIC line. A few miles ahead is Yocum Connection and it's on to Iowa... (more)