The Hawkeye Railfan

Hi there! My name is Robert, and this is my YouTube channel. Here you can find my railfan videos of the railroads all over the country, but focused in the upper Midwest. I mainly railfan in Eastern Iowa but I often make trips to places such as Galesburg, Dubuque, and the Minnesota Iron Range. I am also a model railroader with a collection of HO scale equipment. I am a graduate of The University of Iowa with a degree in Cinema and journalism. When I’m not posting videos, check out my Flickr page for my up date photos. I upload as often as I can, so please subscribe!

Camera equipment: Sony CX440, Panasonic HC-X2000, Canon T6, and Minolta X700.

A Day On The Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad With JS Steam Locomotive 8419 [4K]

Chasing Milwaukee Road 261 on the Twin Cities & Western [4K]

F Units on the Mainline! Chasing CPKC’s Office Car Special from Dubuque to Davenport [4K]

The DDA40X Returns! Union Pacific 6936 Leads An Excursion Over The Iowa Interstate [4K]

SD40-2's On The Prairie: Chasing the Rapid City, Pierre, & Eastern across Minnesota [4K]

Chasing a Southern Pacific GP60 on the UP Oskaloosa Sub [4K]

Elgin, Joliet, and Eastern SD38-2 667 switching around Waterloo ft. GTW Heritage Unit [4K]

Santa Fe Warbonnets and more on the BNSF in Fort Madison [4K]

Chasing the 2024 CPKC Holiday Train through Eastern Iowa [4K]

1000 Subscriber Special! Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 travels on the C&NW Mainline across Iowa [4K]

Southern Pacific in Iowa! Patched GP60 leads on Union Pacific's Oskaloosa Subdivision [4K]

Canadian National's Elgin, Joliet, & Eastern Heritage Unit leads M338 [4K]

All Santa Fe consist leads BNSF's Eddyville Local across the Ottumwa Subdivision [4K]

RARE! Canadian Pacific 2816 Travels Solo Over Iowa Interstate Rails to Silvis Shop w/ DDA40X [4K]

Canadian Pacific 2816 Travels Through Iowa on Return Trip from Mexico to Canada [4K]

Chasing Canadian Pacific 2816 Through Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri [4K]

CSX 911 leads U703 on the CN Dubuque Subdivision [4K]

Chasing Union Pacific's Oskaloosa Job on the former Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad [4K]

Three Days on Canadian National's Iron Range with B&LE Tunnel Motor Trio! [4K]

The Canadian Pacific Kansas City 2023 Holiday Train in Eastern Iowa [4K]

Railfanning Amtrak, BNSF, Cascades, and Sounder Trains in Seattle!

Chasing CN L565 on the Dubuque Sub with a Grand Truck Western leader!

Iowa Interstate and Crandic trains in Iowa City, Spring 2023. Lots of action on the Hill Track!

WHAT YEAR IS IT?! Two Santa Fe EMD's on the BNSF Mainline in Iowa

Chasing Norfolk Southern Roadrailer 255 on the Springfield-Hannibal District

Chasing the CPKC (KCS) Roodhouse Local through Missouri and Illinois

Interstate 74 Bridge Demolition in Bettendorf, Iowa (with SLOW MO FOOTAGE)

The Hawkeye Model Railroad Club's Final Operating Session

The Railroads of Minnesota's Iron Range

Kansas City Southern de Mexico "Grey Ghost" AC44 leads intermodal train on the CPKC Davenport Sub