272 makes an appearance at Davis Junction to set out five cars. After that, it would be smooth sailing to Bensenville for these IC&E's.

After making a five car setout at Davis Junction, 272 is rolling east at Irene Road on a beautiful Sunday morning. Looking and sounding great, a trio of Iowa, Chicago & Eastern SD40-2's have the t... (more)

Train 270 with a nice variety of power passes through Brownsville, MN.

ICE power rests at Nahant yard which still proudly bears the Iowa, Chicago & Eastern name on the yard fuel tank.

A great looking trio of IC&E SD40-2's departs Tower CK on train 636.

Dragging their 93 cars out of the siding and splitting the signals at Wadsworth Road.

The conductor rides the point as they make the pick up of yesterday's 486.

Hard to tell from this view, but three duces pull eight cars, rather over powered until they get to the siding at Wadsworth where 87 cars from yesterdays 486 wait them.

An IC&E westbound departs Savanna after changing crews. In the foreground is the double-track main of the BNSF's Aurora Sub.

A trio of ICE SD40-3s cool their heels just west of Leaf River due to the slower moving CP detour train ahead.

In the midnight hour, I find this ICE train parked out at Adeline dead due to the CP detours and crews running out of hours. Bright starry sky, I open up the shutter for 9:15 and my buddies begin ... (more)

Northbound ICE wait in snow for crew

A train which detoured from Marquette, Iowa to the DM&E at Winona heads west on DM&E rails at Meriden as the sun sets and the moon rises. The train was detoured because of track work on IC&E's Mas... (more)

Small town America in the autumn - an eastbound Iowa, Chicago & Eastern freight splits the community of Blooming Prairie on former Milwaukee Road trackage.