This local has stopped to take on fuel at Barnum. This crew has been fighting snow drifts for over 100 miles today on the Cherokee Sub. This shot was taken after the crew had cleaned off the lead ... (more)
A wall of snow is all that is seen as an extra L568 rolls along at 40mph as they drop down into Sulphur Springs. Heavy snow drifts are common place on the Cherokee Sub when weather get to be nasty... (more)
Getting the handbrake tonight might be a chore for this engineer. 14 inches of snow and 3 days of wind has caused decent snow drifts to build on the Cherokee Sub.
Winter weather is causing many headaches west of Waterloo for the CN. Eastbound extra local from Sioux City to Ft Dodge hits drifts at sunset. This is BNSF power is off an Alden grain empty.
L568 works in Sioux City yard as it makes it's nightly 2nd switch of Cargill's meal, crude, and refinery.
L568's conductor switches out Cargill's refinery at Sioux City before departing for Marcus, IA.