The highest-numbered of six remaining DWP SD40 engines leads the CNIC freight train west through Galena, IL.
Manifest Train from St. Paul, MN - Kansas City, MO which was involved in a derailment near St. Paul the previous day. (Canon EOS20D, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM)
Empty Unit Coke Train heading back to Roseport, MN.
The Mt. Rushmore engine followed by the DM&E Anniversary engine followed by a GP40 made for a nice suprise on a Sunday morning!
Two railroads are represented that are no more...... The CN Manchester - Cedar Rapids local nears Ryan, IA where they will pick up one empty ex-Rock Island covered hopper at the local grain eleva... (more)
A strange visitor to Iowa leads a loaded ethanol train past the Beth siding. Definitely different scenery than the beautiful photos of this unit in Canada by Tim Stevens. Thanks to Richard Marsh... (more)
The first train to run east on Main Track 2 after 16.6" of snow fell. The loaded ethanol train blasted through snow drifts at every road crossing it encountered.
Regular Merchandise Train from Chicago, IL - Waterloo, IA climbing the hill towards Peosta, IA. The frame isn't big enough for all the engines: CSXT 5447, IC 1024, BNSF 7307, CN 5744, NS 6799 and... (more)
One of four engines wrecked on July 9, 2008 when a boulder fell onto the tracks south of Guttenberg, IA.
Train 270 winds through the S-curve in McGregor, IA. The elevated view emphasizes the S-curve and clutter that trains encounter through town.
Daily freight train from Champaign, IL, to Waterloo, IA.
Just another of the thousands of photos taken of the SP 4449 on the CP River Subdivision.
Get 'em while their clean for they will never look this good again!
BNSF Stack Train crosses the WI River Bridge while contractors build the new bridge adjacent to the old one. Marquette, IA and the IC&E Yard is upper right, Mcgregor, IA is upper left, and the Mi... (more)
