A loaded grain train out of Ida Grove, IA, blast thru the small town of Manchester in central Iowa. The train is on the Waterloo to Dubuque leg of the trip and is bound for unloaded at Reserve, LA. Grain traffic is projected to be booming thru the end of the year with record crop yields coming in.
Had the family along for a trip to the pumpkin farm here at Manchester, the place been doing business for 36 years. We seen G888 and M338 back to back on this afternoon.