The Spencer to Mason City local rolls along between Britt and Garner. This job will take 12 hours to get the train over the 100 miles. I was surprised the train had 82 cars coming back to Mason. T... (more)

One can see the old grade for the branch line that ran from Waukon Junction out to Waukon, IA. That line was built in 1877 as a 23-mile narrow-gauge branch. In 1880 the MILW acquired the line from... (more)

The Final Spike Anniversary Steam Tour made its way from Bensenville to Davenport on a wet May 9th. The poor weather did not slow down the amount of foam that chased the train across the D&I. I to... (more)

Nearing the Yard. With the City of Davenport and the Father of Rivers as a backdrop, this CP ethanol train approaches West Davenport Yard.

A trio of venerable EMD's handle CPKC work train no. 2CWR-20 as they head west out of Chapleau on the White River sub. It's great to see these units from the 80's stretching their legs on the mai... (more)

CP 7435 leading a northbound I181 at Niles Jct past the soon to be replaced Southern Pacific era searchlight signals.

in 2022, the CP ran their tech train across the old GWWR on the KCS on 1/27 and 28. The train left St. Louis late on 1/27 and ran to KC on the 28th. Last night the train made its way out of KC on ... (more)

Working the Yard. This CPKC geep works the yard on a Wednesday afternoon.

Waiting This CPKC local waits to depart West Davenport Yard.

An Eastbound CPKC Intermodal skirts the bluffs along Lake Superior

Eastbound out of Savanna has just finished the climb of Red Barn Hill east of Savanna. Now the crew will make the up and down trip the rest of the way to Bensenville. Scanned print from early 90's... (more)

Back when the Mississippi River flooded in 1993, railroads did some crazy detours over the spring/summer. A few trains took some crazy routes to make it to their destination. That seems stupid com... (more)

The CP ran a stack train from KC to Chicago in the early 90s. I don't think it ran every day, maybe Sundays? The train has a lone SD60M for power as the train leaves Savanna for the final leg into... (more)

A trio of SD60s rumbles out of Savanna on train 220 heading towards Bensenville. Scanned slide from 2-05-94.

CP 8849 leads a northbound GSWECNJ in the siding at Woodford.