It's crew done for the day, the power for the Oelwein Job rides out yet another early summer storm.
The North Job splits old Rock Island signals on it's way south into Shell Rock.
Ore cars await the arrival of the next vessel as the dock job drills cars on the other side and the sun rises.
KCS 4027 leads a combined FKCMC-MMQMC at the bottom of Calmer Hill (the begining of the grade can be seen midway through the train).
My Christmas present from the ICE. -10 degrees without the wind, 35 mph wind gusts, constant white outs, and awefull road conditions... there's definately nothing else like it in the world.
CN train M346 claws it's way up Byron Hill from a dead stop at the bottom with a manned helper shoving on the rear.
CCHU makes a setout in Rudd on the last day of DME & ICE's independence.
A BNSF worm train passes stored baretables at Beth Siding at the end of another day on CN's Dubuque Sub.
The Dubuque switcher stops to work Deleware on it's way to Manchester.
A 7 Weigher pierces the morning fog off of Lake Superior on it's first run of the day to Empire Mine.
“And I wonder…If everything could ever feel this real for ever? If anything could ever be this good again.” –Foo Fighters “Everlong”
