CP GP20C-ECO 2246 leads the 2023 CPKC Holiday Train West across the historic swing bridge in Sabula.

GMTX 2694, IANR 4003, 3955, & 3808 shove a long line of 2-bay sand hoppers into the Duane-Arnold Energy Center spur on a sunny, but hazy late-April morning. After they finished their work, they'd ... (more)

CP GP20C-ECO 2246 leads the 2023 CPKC Holiday Train South past the levee in North Clinton as it approaches its stop in town.

IARR 3802 & 3004 lead a string of ethanol empties southbound past 130th St, just south of Ackley, IA. This is the Iowa River Railroad, and it is by far one of the jankiest operations I've ever pho... (more)

The rear DPU's of two loaded coal trains meet in Creston, Iowa as they pass by the 1899 built CB&Q station as they head east. A solo AC4400CW brings up the rear of the C NAMJOJ0 67A bound for Jopp... (more)

IAIS 517 & 510 lead XCRSA 14 (CRCB, coal empties for the BNSF in Council Bluffs, IA) southbound through Fairfax, IA. This was IAIS 517's first time leading a revenue freight after being delivered ... (more)

KCSM 4567 leads IAIS grain train XNTSW-01 eastbound through Grinnell, IA past the old Rock Island depot on the Newton Subdivision.

BNSF 3188 leads the local from from Clinton through Davenport. The bridge in the background is the Government Bridge. Iowa Interstate's mainline utilizes the upper portion of the bridge, and autom... (more)

Early in the workday, the sun is still low but crews are hard at work moving freight on the Iowa Traction. 100 year old plus electric motors show no sign of yielding to more common shortline power... (more)

UP 3019 Leads a 3 unit Intermodal (2 DPUs mid) Eastbound at sunset. Here they roll through farmland East of downtown Belle Plaine IA

CP 8551 Leads a two unit mixed freight train along the Mississippi River as the sun rises in the East

COUNCIL BLUFFS IA Sept 28 1979 — UP U30C 2955 awaits an assignment. GE built the unit (b/n 40960) in October 1976. Utahrails.net records that the 2955 “was the last U30C on UP, retired on 19 S... (more)

Iowa Traction 51 pulls a cut of cars east towards its two Class One interchanges, crossing Eisenhower on the way.

Iowa Traction steeplecab #54 sits in a moment of sun (with dark clouds behind) in the railroad's yard in Mason City.

Two of Iowa Traction's active roster of three Baldwin Westinghouse steeplecabs are seen in a HOT (head-on-telephoto) in the railroad's Mason City Yard, Mason City, Iowa, 9/25/23. The 50, on the r... (more)