The Wabash had a mainline that ran to Des Moines from Moberly at one time. The NS abandoned this trackage back in 1993. Today the Iowa Sothern operates about 25 miles of this trackage between Moul... (more)

While at the In-laws, we heard this CP train 260 coming south. They were behind a 576 oil train out of Ottumwa and stopped to get more track west of Blakesburg. Here they are back on the move as t... (more)

CP's Kansas City bound daily freight makes a rare meet in southern Iowa. I have been trying to catch the new railroad, Iowa Southern, when I am down seeing my in-laws. Well I managed to get them w... (more)

The St. Paul, MN, to Kansas City, MO, manifest train just crossed the Appanoose County Community Railroad (APNC) as they rolls south out of Moravia. This crew went to work at 12:30pm at Ottumwa, I... (more)

A 2nd St Paul, MN, to Kansas City, MO, freight train has just crossed the Appanoose County Railroad on the southside of Moravia. CP 5907, DM&E 6093, IC&E 6421, and the SOO 6034 are in charge of th... (more)

St Paul, MN to Kansas City, MO manifest has just crossed the Appanoose County Community Railroad at Moravia as they past MP 328. This train departed Ottumwa one hour ago with a new crew aboard. Th... (more)

Making it run down to KC for KC Union Depot Grand opening at fosrster bridges

You can still find a couple of old semaphores at Moravia, Iowa where the IC&E crosses the Appanoose County RR (ex-WAB).