The engineer on NACC is getting his 4 SD40-2's rolling along as they start up Red Barn Hill leaving Savanna. 116 cars will be plenty of tonage to get up this 5 mile hill. DME 6056 is ex-FURK 7206,... (more)

DME anniversary unit sits in Dubuque yard with new red reflective striping

Just over the detector at MP 98.6 with no defects, this Nahant, IA to Chicago Clearing, IL manifest train rolls on east at 25mph with its 116 cars and 6800 foot train. The train is beginning the c... (more)

Running on a red signal out of East Kittredge, this Nahant, IA to Chicago Clearing, IL manifest train is rolling along at restricted speed. It was a pretty cold this morning causing minor problems... (more)

This Nahant, IA to Chicago Clearing, IL manifest train is rolling along between the switches at Kittredge east of Lanark. 4 SD40-2's power this 116 car train eastward on the old D&I. The train has... (more)

The Regular Merchandise Train from St. Paul - Kansas City crosses a frozen Yellow River as they prepare to stop north of the Marquette Yard Limits.

The KCSP heads north on CP's River Sub. They'll meet their counterpart SPKC at Dunehower before advancing to Homer for "the Amtrak show."

The setting sun places cliffside imagery trackside as DME Employee Appreciation Unit 6094 heads MSPKC south towards Marquette and eventually Kansas City.

DM&E 6359 leads this MNACC south on the Belt crossing over to main one in order to run around a V DENCHC that got on off the BNSF.

DM&E 6071 glides downgrade into Pingree Grove.

Again the engineer takes it back to run 8 with an awesome smoke show through the high-and-wide detector at Walker Rd.