The daily westbound ICE rumbles under the Pecatonica Road underpass with a ex CP engine leading.

Due to a derailment on the Turkey River Bridge on the IC&E Marquette Subdivision, IC&E and DM&E trains are detouring over the CP from Chicago, IL - LaCrescent, MN. For probably the first time in ... (more)

ICE detour on the UP 's Spine line to KC,Mo

DME 6050 waits in the siding at Dubuque until the derailment at Turkey River is cleared

ICE detouring on the UP do to a derailment. It ripped out a bridge over the Turkey River in far Eastern Iowa and may take a long time to fix.

DM&E westbound manifest is stopped east of Iroquois, SD and awaiting a relief crew.

DM&E westbound manifest pauses momentariliy for a crew change east of Iroquois, SD.

Daily Merchandise Train from St. Paul - Kansas City heads south on the Marquette Subdivision south of New Albin, IA. The crew will pick up 9 cars off the Kains siding a few miles south.

Daily Merchandise Train from St. Paul - Kansas City heads south on the Marquette Subdivision in the early morning light a few miles south of LaCrescent, MN.

A westbound freight climbs out of the Mississippi River valley.

The Wells, MN day job is heading back towards Wells now from Austin, MN. The local is passing some of the few Milwaukee Road station signs left along the Jackson Sub. The train will be into Wells ... (more)

IC&E's Nahant to BRC manifest crosses the BNSF at Savanna.

IC&E's BRC to Nahant manifest leaves the siding at Adeline after meeting its counterpart, MNACC.

The St. Paul - Kansas City Manifest Train is a few miles away from the Kains siding and a meet with its northbound counterpart, MKCSP. Two NREX lease engines (NREX 9926, NREX 9294) were picked up... (more)

Sitting out in the cold, about to have the snow brushed off her cab.