Instead of waiting about 4 hours at Ossian for the MMCCCX, this coal train will pickup the 49 empties for Hartley, IA, on the rear of their train to clear off the siding for the meet. Out of New H... (more)

The sounds of 4 SD40's can be heard for miles as this Chicago Clearing to Mason City, IA coal extra digs in on the grade east of Jackson Jct. This train has 98 loads of coal off the CN in Chicago ... (more)

After getting some paperwork at the depot at Calmar, this coal extra is back on the move. Smoke pours out of these 40's as they work on getting this 98 car coal train back up to speed before start... (more)

This Chicago Clearing, IL to Mason City, IA coal extra is working hard to get up the 1% grade into Jackson Jct at MP 53. As you can see the train has topped the hill, so some speed will now be att... (more)