The Iowa Northern shutdown operations for a bit on Saturday so their employees could enjoy a company ride and lunch. The employee special ran from Waterloo to Vinton and back. Here the job pokes a... (more)

The Iowa Northern ran a passenger special out of Waterloo on Good Friday. The trip went from Bryant Yard in Waterloo to the end of the property at Cedar Rapids for investors and accountants. The I... (more)

The IANR South Crew was alittle late a couple days when the weather got cold back in January. Here the job works back north towards Waterloo. The train is between La Porte City and Mt Auburn. Seei... (more)

One thing about Midwest winter's is things get screwed up and late. As is the case today as Caleb and I braved the cold weather to chase the South Crew back towards Waterloo. This is normally an o... (more)

The South Crew rolls thru the country side between La Porte and Mt Auburn. This end of the railroad was normally nocturnal until mid-June when the floods took out the Waterloo Cedar River bridge c... (more)

The South Crew is heading back north towards Waterloo. The "South Crew" job is really 2 crews out of Waterloo that makes a Cedar Rapids flip 7 nights a week. One crew runs south out of Waterloo to... (more)

With 91 cars in tow, the South crew is moving along between Mt. Auburn and La Porte City. 2 F40's and 3 GP 38-2 power the train north. The South Crew had a late start out of Cedar Rapids, IA, so t... (more)