To run a ethanol trains across the Iowa district, CN needs a minimum of 8000 horses. So when the CN gets 3000 horse foreign unit, a 3rd unit needs to be added to get the trains over the grades bet... (more)
Lately the 5400's series units have been used as a kicker on ethanol trains in Iowa that have foreign power that is less than 4000 horses. Here the U706 makes 50 mph easy as they pace along highwa... (more)
A former Oakway now CN SD60 leads SGFHU 12 an empty windmill train west down the Jeff City Sub. This shot was almost not, with the back end of a stack train seen in the far right of the frame and ... (more)
CN SD60 5434 and SD60F 5549 climb towards Jasper with train A417.
Thanks to JWR for the heads-up, I lens my first former Oakway leader in decent light, as it leads another SD60 type into Jasper on the headend of train A417.
399 with CN 5434 and IC 1025 passing 435 with CN 8847 and CN 8825
Solid CN power seems to be making a return on Q620 with a grungy looking 5434.
