UP 8418 Shoves CP 674 East as they wait for a new crew at milepost 112 Cascades subdivision

BNSF 9734, a rebuilt SD70MAC (into an SD70MACe), leads CP 674 at LeClaire, IA.

BNSF SD70MACe 9734 leads CP 674 west into the siding at Genoa.

BNSF SD70MACe 9734 leads a sand train detour west near the small town of Forreston. These detours have made the normally sleepy D&I rather interesting as of late.

A rerouted CP 674 rolls south through Morton Grove with a BNSF SD70MACe and SD70MAC for power.

A loaded sand train eases down the steep Rutledge Hill into Ottumwa. Coming down this 1.8% hill can be a challenge, especially when MofW wants walking speed due to a pull apart. I was impressed ho... (more)

Southbound CP 674 crosses Mad Creek at Muscatine, IA with 100 loads of fracking sand for Texas behind Norfolk Southern's Lehigh Valley heritage painted ES44AC.

Loaded sand train off the Tomah Sub east of LaCrossse works down the Marquette Sub south of New Albin. The railroad gets away from the Mississippi River as they get land side as they swing out of ... (more)

A visit to my in-laws on my days off gave me some short time to get out and get some CP action in southern Iowa. One thing about the CP line to KC is traffic has really come on over the past coupl... (more)

A visit to my in-laws on my days off gave me some short time to get out and get some CP action in southern Iowa. One thing about the CP line to KC is traffic has really come on over the past coupl... (more)

A loaded sand train off the Tomah Sub east of LaCrosse does some short street running as they pass thru Lansing along the Mississippi River. The train is 27 miles from Marquette. Sand is probably... (more)

The CP's Laredo Sub crosses over three trestles spanning the rolling hills of southeastern Monroe County. Two of the trestles are located at a point known as Foster, a few miles East of Moravia. T... (more)

A southbound Canadian Pacific sand train from Wisconsin leans into a curve north of LeClaire, Iowa.

A loaded sand train out of Tunnel City, WI, from the Unimin Corporation transverses the back waters along the Mississippi River. The train is bound for unloading at Loving, NM, south of Carlsbad. ... (more)