The city of Independence has a decent railroad display on the northside of town. The Buchanan County Tourism Visitor Center has the Chicago and Rock Island Depot and the Illinois Central Depot res... (more)

The daily Waterloo to Kirk Yard freight train glides down grade out of Peosta for 13 miles into the Mississippi River Valley at Dubuque. The 338 train snakes along the hills as they fight gravity ... (more)

I forgot what a winter wonderland looked like this winter!!! I have had my drone since the end of January and I have hardly any photos with snow in it, the winter has sucked in the Midwest this ye... (more)

M338's crew is off the power to roll by a G889 into the siding at Jesup. The G889 is pulling in with 2 NS units, M338 has 2 NS units and the CN 5469. Looks like the east some days around the CN Io... (more)

M338's crew climbs back on board after stepping off to roll by a G889 at Jesup. The sun has set on the day, but the crew's day is about half over. They still got 80 miles to Dubuque, where they wi... (more)

Power in Iowa still isn't much CN some weeks. Tonight's M338 out of Waterloo has couple NS units along with the CN 5469. Here the dig thru the sag west of Jesup at sunset. 338 most days still depa... (more)

Regular Merchandise Train from Waterloo, IA - Chicago, IL. (Canon EOS20D, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM)