The snowless winter. DMIR 400 leads back to Proctor in the late afternoon winter light after loading iron ore at United Taconite.

The snowless winter. DMIR 404 leads back to Proctor after dumping limestone at the U.S. Steel Minntac plant. CN uses these DMIR Difco side dumps in cold weather months to help the dumping of produ... (more)

NS 15T rolls through the junction at Cloverdale closing in on Roanoke.

With the official takeover date of March 1, 2025, I have been out trying to shoot the Iowa Northern as the CN makes changes to the railroad. Job changes came first in March, and now power changes ... (more)

With the official takeover date of March 1, 2025, I have been out trying to shoot the Iowa Northern as the CN makes changes to the railroad. Job changes came first in March, and now power changes ... (more)

With the official takeover date of March 1, 2025, I have been out trying to shoot the Iowa Northern as the CN makes changes to the railroad. Job changes came first in March, and now power changes ... (more)

Work continues on the Baltimore Belt Line as CSX clears the route for doublestacks. All that remains of the interlocking at Huntingdon Avenue is the signal cabinet.

With the official takeover date of March 1, 2025, I have been out trying to shoot the Iowa Northern as the CN makes changes to the railroad. Job changes came first in March, and now power changes ... (more)

Back in 2024, the daily Butler to Waterloo local (BUWA) began the day switching cars out on the south end of Butler. The crew would have over 3 hours of work before heading south with cars for the... (more)

The Manly Switcher is using the MABU's power to switch out the yard at Manly. IANR has enough business to base a switcher here back in 2024.

The Iowa Northern ran a CN turnout out of Butler to deliver a bunch of cars for the CN. The crew now picks up the few cars the CN had ready for them. Rare sight at Waterloo today as tons of power ... (more)

"The Floridian", which runs as Amtrak 41, can create a scenario in the Central Florida area, as there are also C041 and E041 CSXT jobs around.

Hard to believe four years ago, 911/3194/1776 were in captive Florida-Georgia service, allowing for an untold number of photo ops over three months, so here we are with #911 at the head end of wha... (more)

The Sunday 202 does not bring up extra power like it once did but did feature one of the few big champs left.

Southern Sail: NS 8099, the Southern Heritage Unit, leads northbound manifest NS 16T north along the NS Hagerstown District, over the James River at Natural Bridge Station.