January
First train of 2012--
CRIC cresting Walford Hill--
A very nice catch of an IC OLS unit--
February
In February, L563 cuts thru a snow squall north of Robins, IA--
Job 3 pulling hard on a grain train across the Cedar River--
ADM Genset shoving back toward the west yard--
B68 in Clinton, IA--
March
CN Test Car--
An extra ICCR at the crest of Walford Hill--
IAIS slug 651 in Iowa City for a checkup--
April
The first run of the NS Grain Train combined with BICB31 at FW Kent--
513 running east on CRIC at Homestead--
CN 5779 northbound @ Hiawatha, IA--
May
CBBI at Rock Island--
Southbound IC&E train at SSS Bettendorf--
75-car grain train north of Coggon, IA--
EJE 673 and 11 cars at Hiawatha--
June-NRHS Convention
The arrival of the NRHS into Cedar Rapids at Fairfax--
Rock Island Excursion at Amana Depot--
Rock Island Excursion with 513 leading at West Liberty--
A photo run-by at West Liberty--
Hooking up 6988 to the excursion for the trip west--
6988 entering Davenport--
6988 by Wilton Depot--
6988 by West Liberty Depot--
6988 rolling over the Iowa River as more "shutterbugs" snap the beauty--
6988 @ Homestead--
Newton Special at the top of Walford Hill--
6988 and the Newton Special at Grinnell--
6988 on a photo run-by at Newton--
6988 cuts away from the train to head to its home in Newton--
The return trip at Kellogg--
The return trip at Walford Hill--
The CRANDIC trip out "in the country"--
CRANDIC excursion nears Swisher--
Photo run-by at Coralville--
CRANDIC excursion by the Iowa River Power Restaurant in Coralville--
The CIC return trip north of North Liberty--
July
CRIC04 at Amana Depot--
Wide-cab CN 2415 north at County Home Rd--
L563 with a rare blue CN 2460 leading at Central City--
CBBI24 with 513 at Downey--
CBBI24 with 513 at West Liberty--
August
BNSF 7832 west, Ortho--
BNSF 4834, Argyle--
BNSF 9194 west, Mt Pleasant--
IC&E 6406 south, Cotter--
IC&E 6406 south, Ainsworth--
UP 5561 west with some CSX power to boot--
CSX 7683--
CSX 8432--
CSX 1536--
UP 8655 at Watkins--
East meets west at North Star on the IAIS--
September
BICB04 with 513 on the point, crossing the Iowa River--
BICB04 passing the feed mills in Marengo, IA--
IC 1007(SD70) leading L563 at Central City--
M337 rolling by the soybeans near Masonville, IA--
M337 near Independence, IA--
Okay, who is driving the train?--
Turntable in Waterloo--
The NS "Central of Georgia" heritage unit on an eastbound at Beverly, IA--
UP Business Special at Beverly, IA--
CRIC climbing the grade at Homestead--
October
CRIC03 passing Homestead and some color--
CRIC03 climbing uphill near Paul's Crossing--
L563 rolling thru a tunnel of fall colors at Hiawatha--
On the way to my grandmother's funeral, I followed the NS Louisville Dst to Harrodsburg. NS T79 heading to the Mixing Ctr with some racks--
My catch of the 2nd NS heritage unit, NKP 8100 on the point of 22A at Waddy, KY--
NS 223 at Avenstoke, KY. Junior Russell is the engineer--
NS 223 by one of the most beautiful spots to photograph; Vanarsdall, KY--
NS 223 splitting West Factory Street in Harrodsburg--
UP 5065 west.....--
.....and a KCS ACe at Beverly--
513 west at Iowa City--
November
Pair of wide-cabs northbound on L563 @ Hiawatha--
PC22 sits idling at the Prairie Creek Generating Station yard in SE Cedar Rapids--
Eastbound autorack train passing "Land O Lakes" Feeds in Clarence--
Older set of crossbucks on what used to be a crossing in Comanche, IA--
B60 north of Deer Creek, IA--
December
The CP Holiday Train coming into Byron, IL--
The Jolly Ole Elf, Santa in Byron, IL--
Holiday Train near Lanark, IL--
Holiday Train coming into Savanna, IL--
CP Holiday Train departing Savanna, heading for Muscatine, IA--
A wonderful year for railroad photography. We will wait and see what 2013 has in store. Until then, see ya trackside!!! LOOK, LISTEN, LIVE!!!
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