This shot is less than a mile away from the house where I grew up watching Iowa Northern trains go by since 1982. I finally got a shot of these old signals that have been watching the same trains ... (more)
Lot of power for a short line
A midday run is not common on the South job, Needs paint
The South Crew is heading back north towards Waterloo. The "South Crew" job is really 2 crews out of Waterloo that makes a Cedar Rapids flip 7 nights a week. One crew runs south out of Waterloo to... (more)
The South Crew has one of their newest additions to the roster on the point today heading back north. The Iowa Northern is getting more units to help with the increase in traffic on their line. Th... (more)
With 91 cars in tow, the South crew is moving along between Mt. Auburn and La Porte City. 2 F40's and 3 GP 38-2 power the train north. The South Crew had a late start out of Cedar Rapids, IA, so t... (more)
Passing the old RI station in La Port City, Ia
A face only a mother - or Amtrak - could love? MMA's former CDAC F40M-2 458's profile presents an odd image of modern railroading at Northern Maine Jct. - Hermon, ME on Feb. 17.
Power short again this winter, Montreal Maine & Atlantic has been forced once more to call on the services of former Iron Road Railways units. CDAC 458 is seen as MMA #211 working the Northern Ma... (more)
