CN SD60 5475 leads L554's train off of the Rivers Sub at Rocanville, entering the short Rocanville Spur heading for the mine at Sylvite.

After a day of switching, the Dubuque local L586 is now tied down for the day. The power and cars are setup for the afternoon L565 local to depart for Manchester. A pair of SD60's is holding down ... (more)

Back in late 2018 the CN continued to get rail in place In Iowa as the fall was approaching. The CN had over 57 miles of replacement steel they wanted to get in before winter. This rail train is h... (more)

L554's train glides off of the south track at Zeneta after meeting a few westbound trains.

X406's train sneaks past L554 at Yarbo via the siding track.

L554 switches in the small yard near Mosaic Potash's Esterhazy facility.

L554 switches in the small yard near Mosaic Potash's K1 Esterhazy facility.

Tom Golden photo.

After setting out 39 salt empties at Mosaic's Esterhazy facility, L554's solo SD60 CN 5475 is back on the rest of the train at Yarbo and is ready to head east to the next customer at Rocanville. T... (more)

CN SD60 5475 leads train L554 through the new crossovers at Hodgson on the south track of the Rivers Sub.

A heavy morning fog hangs in the air as Canadian National L540 crosses the small bridge between Ruth Lake and George Lake in Three Lakes, Michigan as it heads west to L'Anse.

Traffic levels continue to be strong in the Cedar Rapids corridor. The L565 local from Dubuque to Manchester and back has a healthy train of Cedar Rapids loading tonight. 2 extra SD60's were added... (more)

Traffic levels continue to be strong in the Cedar Rapids corridor this fall. The L565 local from Dubuque to Manchester and back has a healthy train of Cedar Rapids loading westbound tonight. With ... (more)

With the virus affecting business back this summer, CN had really cut back on people and service days thru out Iowa. The west end had been pretty much went to 3 days a week service including the j... (more)

Just when you think winter is getting easier to handle, a Wisconsin blizzard will show up and set you straight. That was the case in February 1992 as SOO 6012 met a snowplow's work at Duplainville... (more)