After working the BNSF interchange the day before and then arranging outbounds from Relco, the Iowa Southern Railway departs from Albia, Iowa and slowly rolls along weedy track behind a CBFX SW150... (more)

BNSF sand train U EOSWGN0 07T rolls through the crossover at Halpin, Iowa as it heads west during a sunny evening on the Ottumwa Sub.

A pair of Iowa Interstate GEVO's roll across a dry creek on the east side of the yard in South Amana, Iowa. The crew of CBBI has pulled out on the main and will then shove back into a yard track b... (more)

With a CN SD75I leading the charge, loaded windmill blade train BNSF U CNIONL1 09A snakes its way through the crossover on the east side of Osceola, Iowa as it heads west into the setting sun.

IAIS 6988 is on the move and approaching the curve into Homestead.

Running as local B82, the CP crew uses two SD60's that brought in a ballast train to grab three interchange cars from the siding at Rutledge in Ottumwa, Iowa. The crew is arriving back at CP's Ott... (more)

It's 6:17 AM, August 22, 2021. The steam crew has finished their early morning inspection/maintenance and proceed to connect 6988 to the passenger cars. In a few minutes, they'll grab a warrant an... (more)

A trio of BNSF GE's lead manifest freight H GALDMO1 11A across the Mississippi River into Burlington, Iowa where it will pull into the yard for work before continuing west. This bridge was, built... (more)

Amtrak's California Zephyr speeds westbound through Chillicothe, Iowa as it passes by BNSF empty coal train E CLOBKM0 38A, sitting on the lead to the Ottumwa Generating Station. Once Amtrak was pa... (more)

The Iowa Southern Railway crew has just arrived in Albia, Iowa and fires up the locomotives, a SW1500 and GP7, for the days work. The crew will head north to the BNSF interchange to swap cars, th... (more)

After spending the day dropping ties along the BNSF Ottumwa Sub around Albia, Iowa, BNSF work train W MAXCTI1 04T makes a split at the 672nd Ave crossing and ties down for the night in the Maxon S... (more)

The BNSF M EDYGAL gets ready to depart from the small yard in Eddyville, Iowa behind a trio of EMD's, bound for Galesburg. Once the dispatcher gives permission, the conductor will be driven down t... (more)

A CP yard crew makes a reverse move across Schmidt Road.

ALCO Safari Day 9, Burlington Jct. Rwy. and the Ugly Duckling: Thankfully my wife puts up with my shenanigans, I would have liked to stick around longer, but she said it was time to go! My ... (more)

A pair of IAIS Gevos lead the morning freight through the Iowa countryside just a few minutes ahead of the QJ deadhead move.