It's a quiet night outside of Washington, Iowa until northbound CPKC manifest freight 251 breaks the silence as it rolls through town just before 11 PM. A pair of KCS GE's along with a mid-train D... (more)
On the sunny morning of Saturday, October 26, 2024, a northbound train cruises through Gentry, AR on the main track with a mix of CPKC power on the head end.
Here the MMX train 181 passes thru Mystic with 4200 feet of traffic bound for Chicago. The neat water tower here dates back to the MILW days, and might of been used for steam engines. Mystic was ... (more)
The CPKC Midwest Mexico Express (MMX) train departs Ottumwa after a fresh crew change. The train is just over the BNSF Ottumwa and begins the steep climb up Rutledge Hill. The train is considerabl... (more)
The new CPKC Midwest Mexico Express (MMX) trains that started around 10 months ago. The weather was nice and the trains worked out well. We were able to shoot both 181, which was a 6 hour differe... (more)