An eastbound ethanol train out of western Iowa passes an old relic on the CN Waterloo Sub. While the CCP exist on paper still, physical evidence is getting hard to find along the Iowa route. The C... (more)

The CN has gone kind of back to the daylight schedule of L571 leaving Waterloo in the afternoons. Back in 2003 that was a common thing, and it was nice chase into the sun towards Fort Dodge. Too b... (more)

To run a ethanol trains across the Iowa district, CN needs a minimum of 8000 horses. So when the CN gets 3000 horse foreign unit, a 3rd unit needs to be added to get the trains over the grades bet... (more)

Exactly 24 hours ago from this photo I was called for this train at Waterloo to switch the train out and head west to Ft Dodge. In 10 hours of work we never left the yard! Then with power problems... (more)

An extra L571 rolls west thru CTC Erika just east of Austinville with 57 cars, 1st stop today will be at Ackley. The train will terminate at Ft Dodge.