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  1. CNW 8646-A Old Solder Refuses to die

    CNW 8646-A Old Solder Refuses to die

    A nose shot of 8646 as she prepairs to depart west of Bever Iowa after a breif stop.
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    • 8646 bever cnw iowa
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Heritage Units - Union Pacific
  2. All red at Grand Juction

    All red at Grand Juction

    Mow work has caused the train to stop moentarily on the East west main line, I grabed some deail shots of the UP 1995.
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    • 1995 grand iowa juction up
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  3. UP 1995

    UP 1995

    UP 1995 leads the CNW twins into Ogden and beyond to Council Bluffs
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    • 1995 8646 8701 cnw iowa ogden up
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  4. Rock in the Field

    Rock in the Field

    The ROCK around Grinnell Iowa with a mixed short commuter train, running thru wheat and corn fields. Original is for sale and prints will be out in about 8 days
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    • art iowa island rock
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Railroad Art
  5. BN Spreader 972618

    BN Spreader 972618

    BNSF Jordan spreader south of Des Moines.
    • FRN
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    • bn bnsf iowa jordan plow spreader
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Maintenance of Way and Non-Revenue Cars
  6. Iowa Interstate\'s QJs at Rock Island

    Iowa Interstate\'s QJs at Rock Island

    Iowa Interstate QJs 6988 and 7081 sit at Rock Island.
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    • interstate iowa island qjs rock
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  7. Iowa Interstate QJ 7081

    Iowa Interstate QJ 7081

    Iowa Interstate QJ 7081 gets prepared for a long four days of excursions as it sits in Rock Island.
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    • 7081 interstate iowa island qj rock
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Tourist Railways - Steam Locomotives
  8. RALSON-JEFFERSON IOWA

    RALSON-JEFFERSON IOWA

    I'm not sure who RALSON-JEFFERSON is, but I've seen such hoppers on CN before in the wacky IC 76xxxx series roster, which includes all kind of Co-op oddballs, ex-CNW, ex-Rock and other fallen flag hoppers not to mention CN & IC/ICG ones. Interstingly this one even has CP reporting marks!
    • Romet
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    • cp hopper iowa oddball ralson-jefferson saskatoon sutherland
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Freight Cars
  9. KMC 702

    KMC 702

    Kennecott Mining Corporation 85 Ton Electric donated to Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad. Built by GE in 1928 and donated to BSVR in 1985, info from http://utahrails.net/index.php
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    • 85 boone electric ge iowa kennecott kmc ton
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Tourist Railways - Trolley and Electrics
  10. Burlington Junction C-415

    Burlington Junction C-415

    BJRY 701 pulling a covered hopper through a parking lot into the Burlington Junction yard, on the north side of Burlington.
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    • alco bjry c-415 iowa
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  11. Who's next

    Who's next

    Ex-ATSF GP20 on the west end of the yard in Keokuk.
    • FRN
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    • 2047 atsf gp20 iowa keokuk prex
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  12. ICE SD9

    ICE SD9

    A weathered SD9 in SP colors and IMRL lettering in Nahant Yard of the Iowa Chicago & Eastern.
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    • 613 ice imrl iowa nahant sd9 sp
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  13. Iowa Chicago & Eastern

    Iowa Chicago & Eastern

    IC&E Southbound Freight Train rumbles through Davenport, Iowa
    • William H. Davis Jr.
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    • at davenport freight ic&e iowa southbound train
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  14. CSXT'S Boyles Terminal Service Center

    CSXT'S Boyles Terminal Service Center

    Iowa Northern Railway GP38-2 3800 sitting in CSXT'S Boyles Terminal Service Center at Tarrant City, Al.
    • William H. Davis Jr.
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    • 3800 at boyles center csxt's gp38-2 iowa northern railway service terminal
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  15. Wings over Iowa

    Wings over Iowa

    UP 9779 leads a westbound manifest towards Ogden, Iowa on April 17, 2005.
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    • iowa up
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  16. Racing into the Darkness

    Racing into the Darkness

    An eastbound Z-train speeds across the Iowa countryside at sunset.
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    • iowa up
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Sunrise, Sunset and Glint Photos
  17. Cedar Rapids Turn

    Cedar Rapids Turn

    Iowa Interstate leased SD38-2 LLPX 2805 leads the Cedar Rapids turn up the Crandic tracks at Fairfax, IA.
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    • iowa llpx
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  18. Into the Sunset

    Into the Sunset

    UP 8233 and an AC take a coal empty into the sunset on 9/11/04.
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    • iowa sunset
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Sunrise, Sunset and Glint Photos
  19. Iowa Chicago & Eastern's Marquette Sub

    Iowa Chicago & Eastern's Marquette Sub

    IC&E Northbound Freight Train awaiting a fresh crew at Sabula, Iowa with 5 SD40-3'S for power
    • William H. Davis Jr.
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    • at freight ic&e iowa northbound sabula train
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  20. Iowa Chicago & Eastern

    Iowa Chicago & Eastern

    IC&E Southbound Grain Train rumbles through Clinton, Iowa with a pair of SD40-3'S for power
    • William H. Davis Jr.
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    • at clinton grain ic&e iowa southbound train
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States



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