Iowa Northern BUWA crossing the Cedar River

The Iowa Northern and Canadian National operated a joint special across the majority of the railroad over 2 days. Many high-end officials sat down and talked about the many aspects of the upcoming... (more)

The Iowa Northern and Canadian National operated a joint special across the majority of the railroad over 2 days. Many high-end officials sat down and talked about the many aspects of the upcoming... (more)

Iowa Northern BUWA in Shell Rock

The Iowa Northern and Canadian National operated a joint special across the majority of the railroad over 2 days. Many high-end officials sat down and talked about the many aspects of the upcoming... (more)

The Iowa Northern and Canadian National operated a joint special across the majority of the railroad over 2 days. Many high-end officials sat down and talked about the many aspects of the upcoming... (more)

The Iowa Northern and Canadian National operated a joint special across the majority of the railroad over 2 days. Many high-end officials sat down and talked about the many aspects of the upcoming... (more)

The Iowa Northern and Canadian National operated a joint special across the majority of the railroad over 2 days. Many high-end officials sat down and talked about the many aspects of the upcoming... (more)

The 4100 is in charge of the passenger special from Oelwein back to Waterloo. The unit would be cut off at Linden Ave once the train headed back northbound for the overnight stop at Cedar Falls. H... (more)

The mid-day Waterloo to Butler job is about to hit the CN CTC main on the westside of Waterloo. This job normally operates from IANR Bryant Yard in Waterloo to the Butler Yard north of Shell Rock.... (more)

The IANR had to use the normal 20:00 Butler crew to run the Oelwein Job the night before. The normal Oelwein Crew had to do some plowing. That now means the 8am Butler crew had to come to the CN o... (more)

The Iowa Northern's Cedar Rapids to Waterloo job makes a later appearance in Vinton as they work back to Bryant Yard in Waterloo. The crew would have to go out on the Dysart Branch to spot and pul... (more)

IANR company special (school reunion) is arriving in Manly and will jump on UP for a few blocks to reach their own yard. Curious how CN will utilize these trackage rights, say, to access the Twin... (more)

A southbound Iowa Northern Railway freight, led by EMD GP38-2 No. 3800, rolls through Greene, Iowa, on May 21, 2014.

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)