UP 6498 leads empty coal train CP 812 southbound through McGregor, IA during the later hours of a very blustery Saturday morning. Taken on the CP Marquette Subdivision.

An EB BNSF manifest crosses the Wisconsin River, just upstream from the mighty Mississippi River. The photo was taken from an outlook at Pikes Peak State Park.

CP 9824 (an obvious former Holiday Train locomotive) leads 474 south on the Marquette Sub through a small bunch of houses along the riverfront in McGregor, IA.

This little Davenport engine was stationed at the grain elevator in McGregor, Iowa. It looks like it had not been used in a while when this was taken in October of 2002.

The Mason City to Davenport local freight pokes out of Marquette yard limits southbound. Today's train is not real big and couple veteran SD40's handle the business. Seen here passing the Agri-Bu... (more)

CEFX 1044 heads South with 112 loads of Oil past the Grain elevator at McGregor.

A fresh crew is on train 474 as they begin their trip along the Mississippi River.

Two railfans head back to their car as 270 winds its way through the clutter of McGregor, IA.

Train 270 heads south towards McGregor, IA after completing its work at Marquette. First work is at the grain elevator at Clayton, IA.

Train 270 winds through the S-curve in McGregor, IA. The elevated view emphasizes the S-curve and clutter that trains encounter through town.

Looking down from high atop the Mississippi bluffs, a BNSF eastbound (directionally south) stacker heads over a small bridge at the mouth of the Wisconsin River.

An old silo and motel sign help frame a fallen flag paint scheme nicely as the crew of DME 6054 does some set out work.

A BNSF train echos down between the bluffs that rise above the Mississippi River and Wisconsin River. This photo was shot from Pikes Peak State Park in Iowa overlooking where the Wisconsin River f... (more)