M'town to Steamboat Rock CNW action on a seldom-used UP branchline

eldora-depotsite.jpg    Patched CNW GP38's lead the "intermodal extra" past the old depot site in Eldora
eldora-siding.jpg       Two sets of power meet at the siding in Eldora, a sight you don't see too often 
 liscomb.jpg             UP Geeps lead the empty train past the station sign at Liscomb, IA
 milepost237.jpg        The special from overhead on M&StL milepost 237
 mstlsiding.jpg          Almost looks like a train meet on the old M&StL.  The train rocked violently at this location.
 north-mtown-bridge.jpg North of Marshalltown on the M&StL
 north-mtown.jpg         Pulling northbound in Marshalltown
 south-eldora.jpg        CNW GP38's pull just south of Eldora
 union.jpg               Union, IA, northbound.  Grain trains still run out of Union
 up405-bridge.jpg        Yellow and green GeePs travel over this nice wooden trestle north of Union.
 up408.jpg               CNW Patches run around the intermodal train at Marshalltown
 upy705.jpg              The train pulls off the main and onto the M&StL main to Mason City
 upy740-steamboat.jpg    Pulling out of Steamboat Rock
 cnw6931.jpg             CNW 6931 crosses a bridge north of Marshalltown
 cnw6931b.jpg            Light power negotiates the relocated main in Marshalltown
 cnw6931c.jpg            CNW 6931 on the M&StL in Marshalltown
 cnw6931d.jpg           A closer look at this CNW SD40-2, no longer active on the UP.
 cnwx261503.jpg          A transfer caboose still in CNW colors on the old M&StL
 xfer1.jpg               A view from above in Marshalltown.