"Ya Gotta Know the Territory!" A trip in Eastern Nebraska and North Central Iowa....

atsf2224.jpg            A nice matched pair of "bluebonnets" are on a work train northwest of 
			Lincoln, NE

bnsf5695.jpg            The usual "mixed bag" of BNSF 'AC's lead a coal empty westbound west
 			of Lincoln, NE... 

bnsf9397.jpg            Clouds were moving in as we caught this new 'swoosh' logo BNSF AC
			leading yet another coal empty west of Lincoln. 

egrove-yrding.jpg       Patched CNW SD40-2 3028 leads MPREA as it pulls into the yard at 
			Eagle Grove, IA. 

ianr2000.jpg		The crew on IANR 2000 was nice enough to keep the train stopped long
			enough for me to take this photo in Manly, IA.  
			Rumor has it, not all the railroaders that live in Manly are that cool...

ice6417.jpg             On my way to Mason City, IA, I caught this IC&E grain train heading
			eastbound east of Spencer, IA on the old Milwaukee Road.  Too bad 
			it wasn't morning light.. 

job51.jpg               While waiting for MPREA to yard, I watched as LTZ51 departed Eagle
			Grove with quite the "snoot" nose on the point.

nicecaboose.jpg         At Mason City, a nicely restored CNW caboose is still used to protect
			the point for the many shove moves made at Mason City.  A similar
			one exists in Des Moines as well.. 

threecascades.jpg       Back to my lack of organization, and my Nebraska trip, three units
			still in BN paint could be found on the west side of Lincoln. 

trestle.jpg             MPREA passes over a dry fill just east of Vincent, IA, nearly ending
			its journey from Chicago to Eagle Grove.

up6735mcpfw.jpg 	Night just about falls on this photo of MCPFW as it pulls into 
			residential neighborhoods of Manly, IA. 

up3028.jpg              This cluttered scene shows patched CNW SD40-2 3028 about to yard, 
			passing by the massive AGP plant in Eagle Grove.  3028 still sports
			small "CNW" initials on the nose.