The quite little town of Scales Mound is awaken at 7:30 in the morning as a loaded ethanol pounds thru town. The train has spend the past 20 minutes fighting their way out of the Mississippi River... (more)

A loaded ethanol train out of Arthur, IA, digs into the grade on Scales Mound Hill between Galena and Scales Mound. The railroad lifts eastbound out of the Mississippi River Valley for 8 miles on ... (more)

I like these ex-UP SD9043's, but I can say I don't like them looking like this! NS bought a bunch of these UP units to rebuild them into SD70ACU's. Here run thru NS power is on this loaded eth... (more)