Sunday, August 25, 2019

The Sunflower Experience

The Sunflower Experience at Pheasant Run Farms near Belle Plaine, IA.
Sunday August 25, 2019


Bees polinating.

One of the cut stems that shows its ring.




Brought home a souvenir.

Wednesday, August 21, 2019

CP Marquette Sub-August 21st

686 at Dubuque

686 at MP 16, south of Bellevue.

MP 16, south of Bellevue

Look closely and you will see the words "Buffer Car".

B39 at Green Island

Trailing unit on CP 475 at Green Island.

Working around the wye at CTC Lake.


Sunday, August 18, 2019

Thursday, August 15, 2019

CP Rail-August 14th

Ottumwa Sub
474-Muscatine

Steel Rods

Ex-Rock Island

Another Ex-Rock Island

Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern

SD60-3 6302

Muscatine Yard Job(left) and 475's leader(SD60)-Muscatine

475-Shady Creek Recreational Area near Muscatine, IA

CEFX 1027-Shady Creek Recreational Area near Muscatine, IA

FRA Geometry Train-Shady Creek Recreational Area near Muscatine, IA




Davenport Sub
475 without the 6221 leading. Got cut off at Nahant for inspection. 

New AC4400CWM's leading 472. 

BN Clinton Job Southbound at Le Claire after meeting 472.

Video--CP Rail-August 14th

Sunday, August 11, 2019

Wednesday, August 7, 2019

NS EMD's on the Chilli

After a day of chasing the KJRY "F-Units" to La Harpe, IL 
I was on my way home and came upon a stack train that stopped for a signal to proceed at Lomax, IL.
He got the light and had two NS EMD's trailing.

NS 7315-SD70ACu

NS 1115-SD70ACe


KJRY-The F-Units Last Hoorah

KJRY 1750

KJRY 1761

PREX 2003

Spoon River Bridge-Seville, IL



Marietta, IL 


Bushnell, IL-crossing the BNSF Brookfield Sub diamonds.

West of Bushnell, IL



West of Sciota, IL 

Blandinsville, IL

La Harpe, IL-the end of the road for the F-Units. 


Video locations include: Canton, Cuba, Smithfield, Bushnell, Blandinsville &  La Harpe, Illinois.