Morning at South Amana – On the morning of September 7, 2022, eastbound Iowa Interstate manifest CBIC (Council Bluffs to Iowa City) departs the South Amana, Iowa yard behind class ES44AC number 500. Photo by Chris DeesSilent Sentinel – The Chicago Great Western Railway found that Oelwein, Iowa’s central location between Kansas City, Minneapolis, Omaha and Chicago made it ideal as a hub for its passenger and freight divisions. This seven-story yard tower oversaw operations. On the morning of September 9, 2022, it stands watch over the Hub City Heritage Corporation Railway Museum. Photo by Chris Dees
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Capped and Stacked – Cedar Rapids and Iowa City MP15DC number 130 sits in the Cedar Rapids, Iowa deadline on September 7, 2022. Photo by Chris DeesWaiting in Waukesha – Wisconsin Southern train T003 (Janesville, WI to Horicon, WI manifest) patiently awaits at the Grand Avenue home signal in Waukesha, Wisconsin on August 14, 2022. Once the CN Waukesha Subdivision dispatcher gives the green light, T003 will proceed on CN trackage rights to Slinger, WI and get back on home rails for the run to Horicon. Photo by Chris Dees.
