After getting the west switch line normal this feeder train is pulling into town to meet a MMQMC. This is a loaded feeder train from Mason City, IA to Kansas City, MO.

6370 is starting to get a run for Double Day hill east of Charles City. This 1% grade tells how the rest of the day will be on this sub. 18mph at the top means that everything is running good and ... (more)

FMCKC has all units working hard to get up the 1% grade into Ionia. This is one of six grades over 1% this train will have to work at to get over the 106 miles of the Mason City Sub.

A loaded KCS feeder train has just departed Nora Springs about 10 minutes ago and is bound for Dubuque for the next crew change. This 75 car grain train came off the Jackson line.