While this may look like two GE's racing, the manifest is actually stopped, waiting for two Z trains (higher priority) to get around.

After a long and eventful day, Union Pacific 4014 (Big Boy) rests under the stars in UP's Beverly yard. The Big Boy will depart Beverly at approximately 0900 in the morning, to visit the state cap... (more)

IAIS 6988 pulls a short cut of freight cars west towards Newton, IA after a few days of excursions out in Illinois.

There was plenty of power on SASI October 30, 2020, as five 4,000 HP GE's (all at the head end) thunder away. NS 7627 leads, with first three engines being NS and the last two IAIS. During late fa... (more)

A slightly odd day on the railroad: IAIS CBBI 23 in South Amana OD 0900 to run over to Newton, IA to drag a BNSF coal train to Cedar Rapids, IA. All units are facing east, so the light power run f... (more)

NS 1066 (NYC heritage) leads a golden hour westbound through Manchester, IA, on the Dubuque subdivision.

UP 8712 leads a morning stacker around the curve west of Benton/Linn Rd, heading towards Fairfax, IA.

UP 7993 leads an afternoon stacker around the curves west of Watkins, IA.

IAIS 506 leads CBBI around the Homestead curve as the freshly risen sun burns through a dense fog. The lash-up of two GE's and two GP38-2s, all thundering away, made for quite a lovely racket in t... (more)

On the cold, snowy morning of Saturday, February 6, 2021, IANR 458 leads CRWA north at Edgewood Rd. along the Cedar River with a large cut of empty flat cars. Their track warrant is between Linn a... (more)

CN 5750 (EMD SD75I) leads an early evening L567 north into Central City, IA. Taken just after sunset on May 6, 2020, as the train approaches the highway 13 overpass.

CN 5750 (EMD SD75I) leads an early evening L567 north towards County Home Road. Taken just before sunset on May 6, 2020.

CN's M338 on the foggy and frosty morning of Sunday, January 3, 2021. CN 8862 (SD70-2) leads the train, followed by CN 2434 (C40-8M), IC 6200 (repainted SD40-3). The dense (at times) fog made for ... (more)

CN's M338 had some interesting, all EMD, power yesterday: CN 8862 (SD70M-2), CN 2434 (C40-8M), IC 6200 (repainted SD40-3). This photo was taken from the Fremont Ave. bridge in Dubuque, IA. The den... (more)

Iowa Northern's "south job" had quite the power lash-up on this snowy December day. Pictured here are IANR 3810 (GP38-2), 4003 (GP40-2LW), 3955 (slug), 3956 (slug), 461 (F40PHR), 3806 (GP38-2), 38... (more)