UP 6939 leads UP MCLCL (now abolished/replaced by MPRMT) as it heads westbound on the east side of Clarence, IA. I've got to say, it was nice to see a freshly rebuilt AC60. Those who know me know ... (more)

Iowa Northern train BUWA at Butler Yard

Watching a 104-year-old locomotive (well, technically 3 months shy of 104) still working is, frankly, awe inspiring. As Iowa Traction Railway Company 50-Ton Steeplecab 50 was shoving a long strin... (more)

KCS 4606 is South of Bellevue, heading towards Sabula.

KCS SD70MACs 3943 and 3937 hustle along the CPKC's Davenport Subdivision with a loaded ballast train, seen here just south of Princeton, IA, where not much separates the railroad from the mighty M... (more)

KCS 4606 leads a manifest train down the center of Second Street.

CP 8131 is between Bellevue and Sabula.

CP 8131 splits Second Street in half as it leads tanks through Bellevue.

GTW 4917 adds to the chaos of Salina Street on a gorgeous October Friday morning.

NOT TYPICAL: Not your typical trucking company meets not your typical railroading. CN's Dubuque based local has just made the shove down the middle of Salina Street. They're in th... (more)

CP 8871 has just navigated the street running in Bellevue, and is now crossing the bridge that spans Mill Creek. Just to the East of this bridge is where Mill Creek feeds into the Mississippi Rive... (more)

This summer, I had the privilege to witness UP 4014, Union Pacific's restored "Big Boy" 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive, ply the rails of the UP mainline once again, this time leading the "... (more)

This summer, I had the privilege to witness UP 4014, Union Pacific's restored "Big Boy" 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive, ply the rails of the UP mainline once again, this time leading the "... (more)

This summer, I had the privilege to witness UP 4014, Union Pacific's restored "Big Boy" 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive, ply the rails of the UP mainline once again, this time leading the "... (more)

This summer, I had the privilege to witness UP 4014, Union Pacific's restored "Big Boy" 4-8-8-4 steam locomotive, ply the rails of the UP mainline once again, this time leading the "... (more)