Couple months ago you couldn't see this bridge due to the trees. Now the bridge gang has things cleared out and prep work has begun to replace this decent size wood bridge outside of Waterloo. The... (more)

With new power and a new crew this loaded grain train off the Osage Sub, G884 begins the trip out of Waterloo for Reserve, LA. The Cedar River brought the train down to Mona Jct on 1/01, and the ... (more)

The Midwest has been stuck in this foggy pattern for the past 4 days. Unfortunately the sun hasn't come out much to light up the white countryside. Here 338 begins the journey east towards Kirk Ya... (more)

I got off work in Waterloo on this Saturday, and the countryside was a winter wonderland. Overnight rain/snow storm coated the landscape. Lucky for me 338 would have to wait for a U704 to depart a... (more)

Canadian National ethanol train U705 passes by a big old oak tree as they make their way into Waterloo with a eclectic lashup led by a C44-9WL still wearing BC Rail colors.

With the record harvest crop coming in, the CN has put a far amount of their stored power back in service. For alittle while alot of these barns were getting stored. Most of the 5500's are still s... (more)

M338 has just departed Waterloo for the daily trip to Kirk Yard. The train will use a couple ex-CNW Dash 8's for distributed power operations. With the 2117 on the head end and the 2121 cut in mid... (more)

M337 was running about 12 hours late today. Here the train stops outside of Waterloo for a crew change as the snow falls. There has been alot of power coming to Iowa over the weekend for the busy ... (more)

ADM shuttle loaded grain train is about to depart Waterloo for Cedar Rapids. Here the trains comes off the thoroughfare at Hilltop onto the main. An IEI coal train is staged on the main waiting fo... (more)

A loaded ethanol train out of Arthur, IA, bound for the east coast via the CSXT at Chicago, IL, is parked at Hilltop for the night. CSXT isn't taking trains at Chicago due to winter weather issues... (more)

The IC 3129 and 3107 were put together at Kirk Yard to pull the M337 to Waterloo. A pair of black IC geeps on CN core train is pretty unusual anymore. Here M337 passing thru Hilltop on the east si... (more)

An ethanol train off the Iowa Northern at Waterloo, IA, is waiting for a crew off X337 to arrive in Waterloo before heading back east for Chicago, IL. This train originated on the IANR at Butler, ... (more)

After setting out 9 bad orders and picking up 11 empties, this Ida Grove, IA to Helvetia, MS grain train is on the move east from Waterloo. The train has just past thru Hilltop and beings to work ... (more)

IEI coal empties roll into Waterloo on the mainline. The crew will cut off the head 2 units and take them to the roundhouse. There the BNSF 9666 will be turned and put back on the train for a 17:3... (more)