The locals between Fort Dodge at Waterloo were daylight trains when I started for the CN back in 2004. Normally 2 jobs would go to work in the morning then meet and swap trains somewhere around th... (more)
A westbound freight sits on Main 1 waiting for two eastbounders to clear single track.
CN's WC Transfer pulls out of Northtown Yard and will head to New Brighton to pick up the rest of their train.
ex-GM&O 902
Built in February 1966 for the Gulf Mobile & Ohio, IC 6051 still polishes the rails. Being heavily rebuilt by the IC, this unit now sports no dynamics, Air Conditioning, a new IC standard 5 chime ... (more)
IC 6051 and a sister unit work hard to crest the hill in Valparaiso, IN. A nice wave from the engineer and conductor.
IC 6051 leads a grain train south out of Gilman in October of 2001.