DAIR 2511 & 2 other units lead a freight from Hudson, SD across the Big Sioux River. Here they cross over from the state of South Dakota and into Iowa.
A pair of Dakota and Iowa units work the south end of the small yard at Hawarden.
The southbound Hudson-Sioux City Local crosses the Big Sioux River in Riverside, IA on Oct. 7, 2013 with GP39-2s No's. 2511 and 2510.
The southbound Hudson-Sioux City Local passes the old grain elevator at Westfield, IA on Oct. 7, 2013 with GP39-2s No's. 2511 and 2510.
DAIR GP39-2s No's. 2511 and 2510 lead the southbound Hudson-Sioux City Local past the grain elevators at Akron, IA on Oct. 7, 2013.
Dakota & Iowa's ethanol local crosses the Big Sioux River just north of Hawarden on its return trip to Sioux City.
This is ex-Milwaukee Road track as evidence by the old MILW sign at Chatsworth. The D & I local is 19 miles from the junction with the BNSF at Elk Point, SD and still 38 miles from their yard in S... (more)
The Dakota and Iowa local is about to cross from Iowa into South Dakota in the next few miles. The train is passing thru the last town in Iowa til they reach Sioux City. This train runs over the B... (more)
Finally on the moved out of Haywarden, the D & I local has 43 loads for 3 destinations when they get into Sioux City. 6 cars for the UP, 20 cars for the CN, and 17 cars for the D & I Yard. The tra... (more)
The D&I local is on the move south from the Hudson ethanol plant. Next stop is to pickup 17 car of sand at Haywarden quarry. This job got a decent delay this morning at Haywarden due to the 2510 d... (more)
