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  1. Iowa Chicago & Eastern's Marquette Sub

    Iowa Chicago & Eastern's Marquette Sub

    IC&E Northbound Freight Train rumbles through Green Island, Iowa with a pair of SD40-3'S for power
    • William H. Davis Jr.
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    • at freight green ic&e iowa island northbound train
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  2. A Classy Last Run

    A Classy Last Run

    Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway #111 leads the final Road Job south from Cedar Rapids to Iowa City on 7-31-04. Iowa Interstate took over the train on 8/1/04.
    • bnsfjth
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    • cic crandic iowa
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  3. Glint

    Glint

    UP 4720 leads an eastbound Z train during a spectacular Iowa sunset.
    • bnsfjth
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    • iowa sunset up
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  4. Crawling

    Crawling

    Crandic Job 2 crawls up Fairfax Hill in Run 8 on 7/25/04. The water tower obscured by the heat waves is for Fairfax.
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    • and cedar cic city crandic iowa rapids
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  5. Leaves, Flowers, and Cloudy Weather

    Leaves, Flowers, and Cloudy Weather

    The three fundementals of springtime in the midwest unite in this photo of UP 6028 leading an empty hopper train at Smyth Road near Bertram, Iowa.
    • bnsfjth
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    • 6028 iowa up
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Western United States
  6. UP on Iowa Interstate Tracks

    UP on Iowa Interstate Tracks

    UP Coal Drag pulling out of the UP Council Bluffs yard onto Iowa Interstate Rail.
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    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Eastern United States
  7. 9th Ave Crossing

    9th Ave Crossing

    UP speeding through Council Bluffs, Iowa.
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    • bluffs council iowa pacific union
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Eastern United States
  8. Union Pacific Coal Drag

    Union Pacific Coal Drag

    Union Pacific coal train crossing onto Iowa Interstate rail.
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    • bluffs council interstate iowa pacific union
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Eastern United States
  9. Heritage Park

    Heritage Park

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    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Tourist Railways - Rolling Stock
  10. Iowa Interstate Engine Terminal

    Iowa Interstate Engine Terminal

    Locos waiting for next assignment.
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    • bluffs council interstate iowa yard
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  11. UP coal drag

    UP coal drag

    UP coal train crossing onto Iowa Interstate rail in Council Bluffs, IA.
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    • bluffs council iowa pacific union
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Eastern United States
  12. C40-8's!

    C40-8's!

    Two C40-8's lead MPRDM as it pulls towards the Clear Creek crossovers near Colo, IA. UP 9027 is unusually clean for a UP engine!
    • bnsfjth
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    • 9027 iowa up
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  13. Around the Bend

    Around the Bend

    UP 4029 leans its stacker into the curve just east of Nevada, Iowa.
    • bnsfjth
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    • 4029 iowa up
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  14. Auto Train South

    Auto Train South

    CP 5965 guides the UP AHAKS train south towards Des Moines. This train almost always has CP run through power.
    • bnsfjth
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    • 5965 cp iowa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  15. Meet

    Meet

    UP 4860 rolls past dead on the law UP 6002. This was probably 6002's first voyage across the UP system. I think the flared/non-flagged SD70M's like 4860 are my favorite version of the UP 70M.
    • bnsfjth
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    • 6002 iowa up
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  16. Kicking up the Snow

    Kicking up the Snow

    UP 5106 flies down the rails between Ames and Boone, IA.
    • bnsfjth
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    • 5106 iowa up
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  17. Eastbound at Jordan

    Eastbound at Jordan

    UP 9030 heads up an eastbound manifest with an NS Dash 9 and a well used UP GP38-2.
    • bnsfjth
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    • 9030 iowa up
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  18. Espee in Iowa

    Espee in Iowa

    SP 121 leads a southbound freight through Fernald, Iowa on the UP Spine Line.
    • bnsfjth
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    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  19. Workin'

    Workin'

    The heat distortion is evident as UP 5915 pulls up College Farm Hill in Ames, IA
    • bnsfjth
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    • 5915 iowa up
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  20. Red Barn flying down the tracks

    Red Barn flying down the tracks

    CP 9024 leads a UP AHAKS train southward on the Spine Line near Cambridge, Iowa. 9024 is the last SD40-2 ever built.
    • bnsfjth
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    • 9024 canadian cp iowa pacific
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Canada



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