I mainly did the Aurora Sub for my backyard photography growing up. That meant getting C30-7s wasn't too common for me. Those units mainly stayed on coal trains and, for me, were on the Southern I... (more)
Looks like coal power that went to Peoria is now in other duties as assigned. The power is heading back to Galesburg on an X97 with freight out of Peoria. The train passes the old elevator at Maqu... (more)
Back in 1993, the Cedar River flooded out the CNW mainline around Cedar Rapids. Mainline trains ended up making the slow trek thru downtown Cedar Rapids for a few days. Later this day, the trains ... (more)
Today a 2x1 DP-d 338 fights the 30mph wind as they make their way towards Chicago and Kirk Yard. Here the train slows as they climb Big Raymond Hill outside of Raymond with almost 16,000 tons of t... (more)
For a long time, the CN in Iowa looked a lot like this. Especially west of Waterloo, big power didn't roam much, and it would normally be on unit trains only. With that, SD40's own the railroad. ... (more)