Sunday, February 25, 2024

CPKC In Iowa

Yes, “We Ride By Train” graffiti at Camanche, IA…

on this northbound BN Clinton with an original faded Warbonnet. February 14, 2024.

Later in the evening, a southbound HERZOG rail train rolls to Camanche. February 14, 2024.


February 21, 2024 finds us at Washington South waiting for another CWR train.

IPSCO Job heading uphill to the facility. Montpelier, IA-February 21, 2024

CWR03 with CP 6304(SD60-3) northbound. Fairport, IA-February 21, 2024

February 21, 2024

February 14, 2024


 

Friday, February 2, 2024

Wednesday and Thursday highlights


181 at Deer Creek 



253 waiting for 181 at West Savanna.

West Savanna Meet plus Siding Updates-January 31, 2024

New Military Equipment Train-Bertram, IA-February 1, 2024



 

Monday, January 22, 2024

Eagle Watch 2024

Cedar River Roller Dam Area
January 22, 2024









 

January 17, 2024-Roller Dam Area








Saturday, December 23, 2023

The Best of 2023-Watermelon “Crawl”

 Another highlight of 2023 was the movement of the largest Watermelon slice to downtown Muscatine, IA.



Saturday, December 16, 2023

The Best of 2023

 The Best of 2023 goes to this video which has garnered 1.4 million views on YouTube.



Sunday, October 22, 2023

Photo Dump October 11-18, 2023


Westbound UP with CSX power at Clarence, IA

Deer eating corn remnants west of Fairfax, IA




Eastbound UP train MCBPR waiting to get into Clinton.


MCBPR at Mt Vernon, IA

The replacements at Cotter South


8 GECX Motors wait to head south for exchange for RELCO at Albia.

 All 8 motors backing into the yard to tie down from CPKC 253-numbered GECX 7001-7008.








260 rolling through Nahant Yard, passing the 8 GECX units.


Four passenger cars waiting to head south on CPKC 260. CP Royal Wentworth

KCS Vera Cruz

KCS San Luis Potosí 

KCS Baton Rouge 

Hapag-Lloyd unit on CPKC 260 at Bettendorf 





New southbound intermediate signal for 5th Street Interlocking. CPKC Davenport Sub.

KCSM 4523 second out….

with CP 7012 leading 261 at Massey.

Power of M338 at Dubuque.

KCSM 4523 at Edmore.

576(left) meeting 261 at Edmore.

CPKC 853 through the valley fog at Massey.

Too much gap at the new 37.0 detector in Massey.