IAIS 153 in the lead of RIIC at West Liberty, after stopping to switch the intermodal ramp early Thursday morning By: NDHolmes
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CBBI-31 is put together and ready to depart Newton, IA By: NDHolmes
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A look at the ethanol plant under construction on the northwest corner of the Newton yard By: NDHolmes
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Another look at Newton's new ethanol plant under construction By: NDHolmes
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CBBI-31 just out of Newton at Kellogg, IA By: NDHolmes
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CBBI-31 and IAIS 626 pass the west interlocking signal at Grinnell By: NDHolmes
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Passing eastward through Malcom, IA By: NDHolmes
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626 a couple miles west of Victor, IA, along County Rd F-29 By: NDHolmes
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IAIS 400 sits with a single boxcar on the Marengo siding, presumably an IC switcher that went dead on hours By: NDHolmes
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The light power from CBBI-31 (626--627-602) comes forward to start up 400 and add her to the consist By: NDHolmes
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The crew unlocks the cab and goes about firing up the old geep while the road train power sits on the main By: NDHolmes
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With all four units together, they've pulled a bunch of loaded grain hoppers out and are in the process of dropping a cut of fresh empties for the elevator By: NDHolmes
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With the train all back together, the crew gets ready to head east towards Yocum and Iowa City. Just east of here, track crews have been hard at work all morning, but they've cleared up for CBBI's passage. By: NDHolmes
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Rolling right along at Yocum Connection By: NDHolmes
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Never seen this variety of coil car before - NS 168623 was only built a year ago... By: NDHolmes
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I'm thinking the unintentional theme for the day was grain elevators, though in Iowa it's rather unavoidable. Here's the old one at Oxford. With that, we leave CBBI-31 and turn back north towards the ICCR-01. By: NDHolmes
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LLPX 2807, leading the three other SD38-2s and the returning CRIC, creeps through the curve and upgrade at Fairfax, IA. The units are going all-out to lift the sizable train up the stiff grade ahead. By: NDHolmes
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Told you today's theme was elevators... By: NDHolmes
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A wider shot of the CRIC train at Walford, IA, over the grueling hill between there and Fairfax to the north By: NDHolmes
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Another few miles, another one of the Amana Colonies. Here the train is coming through Amana and about to cross US 151 By: NDHolmes
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The CRIC crew pulls up to the east Yocum switch and sets the brakes. Ah ha! Must mean that the westbound BICB is underway out of Iowa City. By: NDHolmes
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The first sighting of the westbound BICB is just past the I-80 bridge near Coralville, IA. The power apparently came off the west train and was put on here, with the addition of IAIS 600 on the back. By: NDHolmes
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And after shooting at this oft-used curve between Tiffin and Oxford, I'll call it a day. I'm already late for dinner back in Davenport... By: NDHolmes
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IAIS 153 in the lead of RIIC at West Liberty, after stopping to switch the intermodal ramp early Thursday morning
CBBI-31 is put together and ready to depart Newton, IA
A look at the ethanol plant under construction on the northwest corner of the Newton yard
Another look at Newton's new ethanol plant under construction
CBBI-31 just out of Newton at Kellogg, IA
CBBI-31 and IAIS 626 pass the west interlocking signal at Grinnell
Passing eastward through Malcom, IA
626 a couple miles west of Victor, IA, along County Rd F-29
IAIS 400 sits with a single boxcar on the Marengo siding, presumably an IC switcher that went dead on hours
The light power from CBBI-31 (626--627-602) comes forward to start up 400 and add her to the consist
The crew unlocks the cab and goes about firing up the old geep while the road train power sits on the main
With all four units together, they've pulled a bunch of loaded grain hoppers out and are in the process of dropping a cut of fresh empties for the elevator
With the train all back together, the crew gets ready to head east towards Yocum and Iowa City. Just east of here, track crews have been hard at work all morning, but they've cleared up for CBBI's passage.
Rolling right along at Yocum Connection
Never seen this variety of coil car before - NS 168623 was only built a year ago...
I'm thinking the unintentional theme for the day was grain elevators, though in Iowa it's rather unavoidable. Here's the old one at Oxford. With that, we leave CBBI-31 and turn back north towards the ICCR-01.
LLPX 2807, leading the three other SD38-2s and the returning CRIC, creeps through the curve and upgrade at Fairfax, IA. The units are going all-out to lift the sizable train up the stiff grade ahead.
A wider shot at Fairfax
Told you today's theme was elevators...
A wider shot of the CRIC train at Walford, IA, over the grueling hill between there and Fairfax to the north
Coming down into East Amana
Another few miles, another one of the Amana Colonies. Here the train is coming through Amana and about to cross US 151
The CRIC crew pulls up to the east Yocum switch and sets the brakes. Ah ha! Must mean that the westbound BICB is underway out of Iowa City.
The first sighting of the westbound BICB is just past the I-80 bridge near Coralville, IA. The power apparently came off the west train and was put on here, with the addition of IAIS 600 on the back.
And after shooting at this oft-used curve between Tiffin and Oxford, I'll call it a day. I'm already late for dinner back in Davenport...
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