On a day that only its two sisters (50 and 51) would work, Iowa Traction Baldwin Westinghouse Steeplecab 54 sits in the tall grass of the IATR's main yard in Mason City.

Minutes before a crew member will climb aboard and get 51 started for the day's work, it finishes its slumber in Mason City.

BJR 1609 at Burlington, IA.

DLCX 35 at Burlington, IA.

CBFX 1595 leads a Iowa Southern train on the outskirts of Albia, as it heads south.

Loaded BNSF coal train C BTMCLS0 77A cruises through Avery, Iowa as it makes its trip from the Powder River Basin's Black Thunder Mine to the Shawnee Fossil Plant in Kentucky. One of BNSF's SD70MA... (more)

On a line dominated by coal trains, the Denver to Galesburg train provides a welcome splash of variety. There has been plenty of change in the 25 years since this photo was taken. The searchlights... (more)

A trio of MACs hum downgrade past the old depot in Red Oak, IA in the waning light of a December afternoon. Astia.

CN 8004 leads an eastbound manifest as it departs Waterloo, IA.

Grabbing some tank cars.

A pair of GP38-2s push in a string of freshly loaded fuel tankers.

A pair of GE's leads BNSF's Galesburg to Des Moines manifest as it begins its trip up the branch on the Des Moines Sub after diverging off the Ottumwa Sub at the junction in Albia, Iowa. As the tr... (more)

A Railserve crew at the operation in Eddyville, Iowa switches out the yard on the south side of the industrial complex with a pair of LTEX GP's on a sunny August morning. Now a stub end yard, this... (more)

Yard switching with a trainee using the Beltpack.

CP SD40-2 6025 leads the "World's Largest Watermelon Slice" North towards the riverfront in Muscatine where it will be lifted by crane to its final home.