The B42 local (the old 942 local) out of Spencer is just about to setout a big block of tanks at the ethanol plant at Hartley. This job works Monday thru Friday out of Spencer and does local work ... (more)

DME 170, the old ICE MSPKC, rolls south through Clayton, IA. Shortly the train will stop and setout and pickup cars at the CGB grain elevator south of town.

DM&E train 170 (M-SPKC) heads south over the Turkey River Bridge. Crews are still working to replace the temporary structure put in place during 2007 after a derailment took out the south end of ... (more)

With the ice still frozen the DME 6054 pulls the daily St Paul to Kansas City manifest out of town.

About one mile into Iowa, the Austin to Mason City job just made their pickup at the Ethanol plant.

An old silo and motel sign help frame a fallen flag paint scheme nicely as the crew of DME 6054 does some set out work.

A welded rail train rumbles through a small Iowa town in the final moments of sunlight.

Not sure were the welded rail was going but it was a pleasant surprise to see three clean DME and ICE units running elephant style with two graffiti free 40' Santa Fe Boxcars trailing.

With not more than a 1 minuet of light left, So try a Glint shot. Think i got it this time.

A Charles City empty ethanol train heads west near MP 19 on the Mason City Sub. The trains is passing one of many old cemeteries that Iowa has tucked away in places. This cemetery is quite old wit... (more)

A Charles City empty ethanol train pounds the Monona Hill near MP 11 as they head west. The train is about 11 miles into the 92 mile trip on the Mason City sub to the Verasun plant near Floyd, or ... (more)

A slow moving freight train opens up the drifted road crossings in farm country as it approaches Austin.

948 rolls along 120th St east of Sherburn. 948 is pretty much taking all the snow on the track and plowing it into the road right behind me. Eastbound traffic was coming to a stop due to 948 causi... (more)

DME train 170 (old ICE MSPKC) passes the local power in the yard at Winona.