Due to some problems with 510, the freshly washed 151 was added to the consist at Iowa City for the trip to Cedar Rapids.
ICCR heads west on the mainline between Oxford and the Amana Colonies.
The Corn is getting tall, starting to look like summer
This Ex MILW line is not flat, a hard pull, The new welded rail will be nice to
4 SD38-2 sure look and sound good
4 SD 38's are in charge of this 113 car Iowa City to Cedar Rapids turn. The train is just topping one of the two major hills on the Crandic's Amana line as they head north towards Cedar Rapids. Mo... (more)
Iowa Interstate 150 and sister SD38-2s 154 & 155 lead a foursome of GP38-2s (711, 706, 710 & 708) en route to Walford, Iowa, with the daily Iowa City to Cedar Rapids turn. Heavy trains and sti... (more)
ICCR, led by IAIS 703, tunnels through the trees just east of Homestead, Iowa, ready to get on the Crandic Line to Cedar Rapids.
CBBI meets ICCR.
LLPX 2809 West leads an ICCR turn past the former Rock Island Depot at Iowa City enroute to the CRANDIC's Smith-Dows Yard at the southwest end of Cedar Rapids.
SD-38 LLPX 2809 leads three sisters over the Iowa River, headed for Cedar Rapids with 109 cars.