A loaded coal train bound for Machens, MO, for Union Electric's Sioux Plant lugs up this .7% grade east of Prescott as the train makes the last few miles into Creston in southern Iowa. Once to Cr... (more)

This westbound empty coal train heads west as the day comes to an end. This empty originated at Baldwin, ILL and is heading back to South Black Thunder Mine in Wyoming for another load.

With Creston in the background, this westbound empty coal train has just begun the next leg of the trip from Creston, IA to Lincoln, NE.