Best of 2018-Canadian Pacific

Best of 2018-Shortline and Regional

Best of 2018-Foreign Power

BCRAIL and CSX on CN

Two trains are highlighted on this update. Both have foreign power leaders but one has a rarity of a paint scheme.

Best of 2018-Heritage and Special Units-Plus a Detour

Best of 2018-Heritage and Special Units-Plus a Detour

from buddy burton photography to you and yours...

Best of 2018-Illinois Railway Museum

Best of 2018-Steam Excursions

Bald Eagles-December 19th

Cedar Rapids, IA-December 19, 2018

Time Check area.

Robbins Lake(Ellis Blvd)

One Each Way @ Earlville

CN 2308 East(ES44DC)...

GECX 7395(ex-CSX>ex-Conrail--C40-8W)...

CSX 7730(C40-8W)...M338 eastbound at Earlville, IA.

About thirty minutes later and after meeting M338 at Dyersville, a unit ethanol train(either U703 or U705) passes westbound with
CSX 8014(ex-L&N SD40-2)...

and C44-9W NS 9066 at Earlville, IA.
Video below.

Best of 2018-CN Iowa Division

December 12, 2018

IANR 4003/3951, 3955/4001 North at Palo

NS 6973 trailing on MPRNP

 CSX 9002.....

and CSX 377 trailing on a westbound "Q" train.

CSX 7864 second out on MCBPR.

Leasers on M338

CP Holiday Train 2018

SACR & M338

IANR South Job-19

IANR 3806 North-9th St SW

THE ROCK hopper in fairly good shape.

South Job at Palo, IA.

Single track running

Mississippi River Valley Rails

 M338 @ Farley

CP 8047 @ Dubuque

 BNSF 7745 with 9999 at E. Dubuque

BNSF 8083 @ E Dubuque

IAIS 513-BICB22

Perspectives of Fall at the Iowa River

Snapped a few photos of some of the foilage changing colors plus a few of a swollen Iowa River after its crest over the weekend.

Amana Rd NW closed due to high water.

A perspective of how high the Iowa River is by how far up it is under Interstate 380 bridge.

IANR, UP, CIC

L571 @ Cedar Falls

Fall Foliage-Robins, IA

Trackside with IANR and IAIS

After The Crest-9/26/18

Railroads in Waterloo area

Z Train with Stormy Skies

UP GP60 & Job 5

The Rocket, IRM and Rochelle

Question: What three things did I do?

Answer--

A)The Joliet Rocket

Tinley Park, IL

30 minutes after the Rocket, Iowa Interstate train SIBI passes by Tinley Park.

B)Then it was on to the Illinois Railway Museum


Two of the main attractions running trips


C)Evening Stop at Rochelle

BNSF Power-CN Dubuque Sub

BNSF 4638 East-Grain Train at Manchester, IA

BNSF 6597 East-M338 at Masonville, IA

Combined CBBI-DMPE

IAIS 507, 711, NS 8926, 9730 with a combined CBBI-DMPE by Tiffin, IA.

Train was tied down at Newton, IA. Swapped out 513 for 711 at South Amana to continue east

and meet 509 west(BICB01) at Iowa City.

Accident with BICB-PEDM27

Damage to IAIS 501 after hitting a vehicle that sent the occupant to the hospital.

Crew was ok.

Stack Trains-August 27, 2018

UP 1943 West-Deadhead move

G841 with a friendly crew

Deadhead to South Amana-IAIS 6988

Brooklyn Steam Experience-IAIS 6988

Mitchellville Steam Experience

CIC 304, 204-19 cars

Deadhead move-IAIS 6988

Foreign leaders on CN Iowa Division

 Photos:

CSX 92 North(G878-Cedar Rapids Sub)

 
GECX 2039 East-Manchester, IA(Dubuque Sub)

M338-BNSF 5707-Manchester, IA(Dubuque Sub)........

M338-PRLX 250.......

M338-UP 4156.......

M338-CITX 6012. Love this unit!!!

Videos:
CSX 92 North, north of Robins, IA(CN Cedar Rapids Sub)

GECX 2039 East-Manchester, IA(CN Dubuque Sub)

M338 with a colorful lashup-Manchester, IA(CN Dubuque Sub)

Combined SASI-CRPE

CN 2524, PRLX 211East-M338

IANR, UP

UP 8139 West

NS 1109 East

NS 9635 West-SISA22

Illinois Central 1032 East

CP Marquette Sub -Dubuque and Bellevue

3 GMTX units

L563 @ work

Palisades-Kepler State Park

Took a visit to the Palisades-Kepler State Park just west of Mt Vernon, IA for a few photo ops.

Enjoy!!!

1996, 707, 4003

UP 2634 East(C45AH)

A C45AH-UP 2634-leads an eastbound manifest at track speed by MP 78 on the Union Pacific

Clinton Sub at Cedar Rapids, IA.

July 9, 2018.

EJ&E 659

EJ&E 659, CN 4805, GTW 4622 West-L565(Dubuque to Manchester)

roll by Farley, IA.

July 8, 2018

UP 8839 East

UP 2693 West

UP 8923 East

UP 7294 East with an ex CNW unit

IAIS 515, 501 South

UP 7054 West with a nice horn

CN 2103 North-LHF

Railroad Days 2018

Over 30 trains featured in the video.

Locations include Cameron, IL and Galesburg, IL.

BNSF 6244 West-XSISA21

NS 1069-Virginian

Bellevue, IA

CP Rail highlights

CP 8137(AC4400CWM)

CP 8128(AC4400CWM)

CP 3030(GP38-2)

CP 8115(AC4400CWM)

KCS on CP 475

KCS 4840, 4772

Notch 8 Uphill

CIC 208/308

CIC 208/308 pulling a cut of cars from track 951 to the 900's.