An eastbound manifest crawls along at 10mph heading for interchange to the CP at Minnesota City. A welded rail project due later in 2009 will hopefully speed things up a bit.
During the spring and summer, good nose light is hard to find for the early morning run from LaCrescent, MN - Marquette, IA. The train is about to pass through the quiet town of Harper's Ferry, I... (more)
CP 273 heads west past MP 41 as it heads over the UP Belvidere Sub.
A late-running 171 heads north on the CP along the Mississippi River.
St Paul, MN to Kansas City, MO manifest has just crossed the Appanoose County Community Railroad at Moravia as they past MP 328. This train departed Ottumwa one hour ago with a new crew aboard. Th... (more)
St Paul, MN to Kansas City, MO manifest is about 10 miles south of Ottumwa as they past thru Blakesburg. 3 SD40's roars as they are down to around 15 mph as they pull this 10,546 ton, 113 car trai... (more)
The City of Cylinder passes threw the picturesque countryside of Northern Illinois on it's way west.
ICE 6457 prepares to drop some cars at Davis Junction
Cutting the town in half, No horn just the bell ringing
Rounding the curve at MP 104
IC&E 6457 blocks Junction road as it drops a few cars in Davis Jct.
ICE 6406 (with DME 6367 & DME 6080) leads an all blue and yellow DM&E freight across the countryside of SE Minnesota on a quiet Sunday afternoon.
The setting sun glints off a string of hoppers on an ICE train heading east over the Mason City Sub.
An ICE ethanol progresses through Bensenville after stopping on the main for a Metra. Needless to say, this was catch of the day, after seeing the Red Barn.
