The Iowa Northern's Jordan works north on the Oelwein Sub towards Oelwein back in early 2021. Past Fairbank there hadn't been any trains for a few days, but in the end the drifts were pretty minor... (more)

A Tulsa bound freight train rolls thru Dallas City along the Mississippi River on the BNSF Chillicothe Sub. The crew told the Ft. Mad Dispatcher they were only a.78 hpt, meaning they were decently... (more)

Some what odd ball leader for a hot Z9 is this SD70ACe. The train has just departed Fort Madison after a crew change. This crew will handle the last leg of the trip to Chicago, another 230 miles a... (more)

Sunday seen a ton of trains and some odd ball consists on the BNSF Transcon. One different leader was this NS SD9043 leading a New York to LA run thru Q-train. Here the train sneaks along the bank... (more)

An EMD GP7 and SW1500 roll south as the Iowa Southern crew pulls cars from interchange with BNSF in Albia, Iowa into their small yard on a frigid but sunny evening. Albia is the northern terminus ... (more)

An empty ethanol train bound for Mona, IA, has a good rolls on them as they pass by the depot at Grafton on the CP Owatonna Sub. This small little town in northeast Iowa has always had so much to ... (more)

An empty ethanol train bound for Mona, IA, has a good rolls on them as they pass by the depot at Grafton on the CP Owatonna Sub. This small little town in northeast Iowa has always had so much to ... (more)

UP 7460 leads a westbound Z over Hwy E66 between Luzerne and Belle Plaine, IA.

A 1x1 empty coal train climbs into Luzerne on the Clinton Sub nearing sunset. The train is working west towards the next crew change point at Boone, IA, 90 miles west.

A Chicago to Boone land barge freight rolls passes the180 foot long ex-Chicago Northwestern depot/freighthouse that was built in 1894. It was designed in the Classical Revival style with Greek inf... (more)

I just missed the KCS veteran unit on 1 of my KCS trips back in April. Never figured that the KCS would be kind enough to bring it to me. I was also fortunate enough that the CN put together a bea... (more)

End of an era...the ex-Santa Fe signals have finally fallen at the end of 2019.There was a few signal bridges along the Marceline Sub that missed the 1st couple rounds of signal upgrades for the P... (more)

A slot rock train is heading west on the Chilli Sub. The train has just crossed the Mississippi River and into Iowa. The train is going to park on 7 track at Fort Madison Yard here in 4 miles. The... (more)

This bridge was built in 1927 and replaced the original combination roadway/single-track bridge completed in 1887. The bridge is owned by the BNSF and logs around 2,000 openings a year. The bridg... (more)

This Mississippi River Bridge was built in 1927 and it replaced the original combination roadway/single-track bridge that was completed in 1887. The bridge is owned by the BNSF and logs around 2,... (more)