A work train out of Mason City for the Owatonna Sub is parked at Fairmont waiting for B48 to move it today. This job has been parked here for 2 days becasue the UP wouldnt let the DM&E across the ... (more)
Tools of snow removal, A wedge and a Russell plow. WOW the work train is holding for new paper work to be faxed to the wells office giving us a chances to get some shots.
This chase of an IC&E Russell Plow on the Jackson Sub was every bit as good as the symbol assigned to it - WOW-29, short for Work train OWatonna Sub. This train began on the Owatonna sub out of Ma... (more)
If there going to be any drifts in southern Minnesota, the cuts on Alden Hill is where the snow will blow into. Here the Russell makes easy work plowing 30 mph thru this decent drift. The drifts a... (more)
DM&E's Russell Snow Plow rolls west towards Jackson. This job was called at 6am at Mason City today to widen drifts and flange the Owatonna and Jackson Subs to help MofW patrol track. This job ran... (more)
Lots of snow made for some nice drifts, The Russell plow is Flanging and widening out the drifts on its way West to Jackson,MN
With a few delays today the Russell Plow didnt make it all the way to Jackson, MN from Mason City. This crew went to work at Mason at 6am. Instead they made it to Welcome, and this is where they w... (more)
Just 10 minutes after sunrise and the Russell plow is out and touching up the line.
Having struck out the three previous days I was pleased to see this trio of SD40-2's leading an ethanol consist on my last day home for Christmas. Funny thing is, it was my mom who heard the horn... (more)
Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern....City of Midland in Clinton, IA.
A quartet of 40s pulls a southbound manifest through the state fish hatchery at Fairport.
A group of ETDs needing repairs is laid out in orderly fashion in front of the yard office.
A southbound IC&E manifest rolls south through Bettendorf along the banks of the Mississippi.
