The Council Bluffs local is on their way back to CB after swapping trains at Denison with 573. 572/573 locals work between Ft. Dodge and Council Bluffs and normally meet at Dension for a train han... (more)

A Waterloo to Cedar Rapids grain train drops downgrade into Manchester. The engineer begins to set up his train to stop in about 2 miles for the south siding switch at the west end. There the crew... (more)

The L514 local for the CN in Michigan is this Flint Yard to Detroit Moterm Intermodal Terminal (MOT) stacker local. This job seems to run later in the afternoon out of Flint to Moterm and back mov... (more)

The L514 local for the CN in Michigan is this Flint Yard to Detroit Moterm Intermodal Terminal (MOT) stacker local. This job seems to run later in the afternoon out of Flint to Moterm and back mov... (more)

An eastern Canada stack train rumbles across the Lake State diamond in Flint. The train is bound for Markham Yard in Chicago. Cool old signals still protect the diamond on the Lake State side. Onc... (more)

The Lake State's Wixom to Flint turn job Z127 is on their return trip as they rumble across the CN Flint Sub at Kearsley with freight destined to interchange the CSX. In early 2019 the CSX leased ... (more)

The Wixom to Flint turn is southbound bound for Wixom with cars for the CSX. Here the job is back on the move at North Holly after a temporary stop to wait for the light at Holly over the CN Holly... (more)

With a heavy 131 cars and 7300 tons, these 2 SD50's roar out of Flint with cars bound for interchange to the CSX at Wixom. The job is seen here passing under classic C&O influenced signal bridge a... (more)

One of my favorite shots and experiences of the Lake State was this Z127 hammering back towards Wixom here at Buckhorn Lake Rd. The train is loaded down with a hefty 131 cars and 7300 tons. These ... (more)

The Wixom to Flint turn works north with 136 cars from the CSXT. The CSX didn't deliver the night before so this job has 2 days worth of traffic for Flint. The job is seen here few miles outside o... (more)

The most shot local on the Lake State is probably this Z127 job. This job runs in the morning out of Wixom to Flint and back. This job carries the CSX interchange traffic that comes out of Walbrid... (more)

The evening switcher at Waterloo is in the process of running around their stuff at the interchange to begin to do the local stuff on the Alter Lead. Meanwhile Mother Nature is beating the Iowa la... (more)

Galesburg always seems to have some really nice power laying around for their locals that runs in many directions out of there. As is the case with the local heading to Barstow and back today. Her... (more)

Originally the CB&Q built a bridge over the Mississippi River and Quincy Bay in 1868. The bridges pictured here are over the Quincy Bay. The lower bridge was built in 1868 and used 1867 stone arch... (more)

A 70 car military train from Barstow, CA, is bound for Camp Riley, MN. This train has ever kind of military equipment the Army must have scattered thru the 70 cars! The train is seen here rolling ... (more)