CP 5790 leading a SB conveyor Ballast train towards Nahant Iowa. The plan is to dump Ballast piles in Le Claire Iowa and Clinton Iowa the next day while going back up north.

CP 6068 and 2 other SD40s lead a loaded ballast train south on the Marquette sub while the Mississippi is experiencing record breaking flooding. Dropping ballast along the way, they'll only make i... (more)