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)

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)

Passenger extra to Manly.

A company special is crossing over from the ex-CRIP across the UP to IANR's yard in Manly.

A southbound Iowa Northern Railway freight led by EMD GP38-2 No. 3800 meets IANR No. 461 at Greene, Iowa, on May 21, 2014. EMD F40M-2F No. 461 is a rebuilt Amtrak F40PH (former No. 266) that was a... (more)

With cold weather and snow, railroading is starting to slow down in the Midwest. That means trains are becoming later too. As is the case today with a late South Crew heading back to Waterloo. The... (more)

The boys and I gave chase to the Iowa Northern's North Crew out of Bryant as they headed for points north. We had fun waiting along the Cedar River playing and hanging out. Here the boys give the ... (more)

The Iowa Northern's North crew is heading out of Waterloo bound for the Manly Sub with 42 empty covered hoppers and 27 miscellaneous freight. Here the job works over the CN North Industrial Lead f... (more)

The Iowa Northern has done alot of expanding at their Butler Yard. When I was chasing the North Crew I surprised how much trackage and business has gone in on the westside to the right. Butler Yar... (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 Sunday Waterloo Switcher had a slow day so they headed out to Vinton with 2 cars to spot on the branch. The crew is a couple miles south of Bryant Yard as they pass this old ex-Rock Island ABS... (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)

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)

Iowa Northern EMD F40M-2F No. 461 is a rebuilt Amtrak F40PH (former No. 266) that was acquired from Canada American Railroad (CDAC) and sits at Greene, Iowa, on May 21, 2014.