Contemplating

Community of Flags

Brooklyn, Iowa calls itself the Community of Flags having this public space with the United States flag, a flag from each of the 50 states, and all branches of the military. This is only a few blocks south of the boyhood home of John Wayne.

Classic Dairy Queen

This classic Dairy Queen is located in Iowa City, Iowa.

Reflecting

In Motion

A Iowa Northern freight train led by a former Amtrak passenger locomotives travels through Waterloo on a cloudy and rainy day.

The Last Interurban

The South Shore is the last true Interurban train in the United States and runs from Chicago to South Bend, Indiana. The train is shown here crossing the tracks of Amtrak's Michigan service before heading down the middle of 11st Street.

Here Looking at You...

Little River Railroad runs an excursion train from Coldwater to Quincy, Michigan. Here is their locomotive #1 in Quincy about to pull our train back to Coldwater. 

Abandoned

Abandoned railroad tracks in Dyer, Indiana.

Flying through New Lenox on a sad morning

A Chicago Metra commuter train on the Rock Island line flies through New Lenox  outbound on its way to Joliet at sunrise. It was a sad morning waking up to the news of the Las Vegas tragedy that happened the night before.

A quiet morning on the farm

No early activity on this farm outside of Waterloo, Iowa.