Winter is starting to set in alittle in early 2021. A winter storm is just finishing up dumping 7 inches of snow along with some wind. As you can see the drifts still aren't there on the Dubuque S... (more)

The daily Kirk Yard to Waterloo manifest train kicks up a ton of snow as they make their way the last 10 miles into Waterloo. The train dips thru the hogback near Canfield Rd east of Raymond on th... (more)

Nice sunny winter morning, even got a clean leader, but there seems to be that 1 thing that can just ruin it, and we have a nice black POS today!. An Osage Sub grain train bound for Reserve, LA, r... (more)

Only 10 minutes behind the CN local 571, the IANR's North Crew splits from the CN at Cedar Falls and head north on the Manly Sub next to a partly frozen Cedar River. The job is a healthy 88 cars t... (more)

CN finally found some people and power to run an extra plow job out of Waterloo. The crew is working drifts on the Dubuque Sub to Manchester and the Cedar Rapids Sub to Cedar Rapids. The drifting ... (more)

The daily local from Waterloo to Ft. Dodge heads up hill out of Cedar Falls and away from the partly frozen Cedar River. This job takes cars off of 337 and anything in Waterloo and head west with ... (more)

With cold weather and snow, railroading is starting to slow down in the Midwest. That means trains are becoming later too. As is the case today with a late South Crew heading back to Waterloo. The... (more)

The Iowa Northern's North Crew swing around the curve on the southside of Shell Rock. The job is a healthy 88 cars today mainly made up of CP empties bound for Nora Springs, IANR empties, and a fe... (more)

With new power and a new crew put on at Waterloo, this loaded grain train off the Osage Sub begin the trip out of Waterloo for Reserve, LA. The Cedar River brought the train down to Mona Jct on ... (more)

An eastbound grain train off the Iowa Northern at Waterloo works east on the CN Dubuque Sub with a couple usual visitors. These 2 KCS units came into Waterloo today on a grain empty and are turned... (more)

I headed out today in hopes for more drift action. 337 and 703 left Dubuque after sunrise on this bitterly cold day. The low at sunrise was around -15 with wind chills well above the -30's. Unfort... (more)

The daily Waterloo to Kirk Yard manifest twist around the Winthrop curves with 7600 feet of train. The train starts into the curves at 40mph with the permanent speed restriction, but the train wil... (more)

The daily Waterloo to Kirk Yard manifest train is seen here about to pass under Victor Avenue near the old Beth Siding location. The siding was removed back in 2018 due to maintenance cost and the... (more)

I asked 338's crew yesterday what the drifts look like east of Waterloo. They said around Beth there was some small ones. I headed out today in the bitterly cold to shoot 338 blasting the drifts a... (more)

The daily 338 from Waterloo to Kirk Yard dips thru the big hogback between Jesup and Independence on the CN Dubuque Sub. The train is hitting quite a few drifts since they left Waterloo. Around Be... (more)