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)

CN has started to move some of their retire power to Iowa. Those units are box car and DIT, so CN is still able to load up the locomotive consists as needed. Here is the daily Waterloo to Ft. Dodg... (more)

CN 8004 leads an eastbound manifest as it departs Waterloo, IA.

IC GP10 no. 8062 is in the Waterloo, IA roundhouse. The nose logo indicates this unit has yet to be re-lettered to ICG. Waterloo was an important terminal on ICG's line from Chicago to Omaha, and ... (more)

My 337 trip back to Waterloo from Dubuque featured this power. Usually we take the power to the fueling pad, but 338's power was in the way. So while the carman inspected our cars, and the conduct... (more)

After 42 years of service to the railroad, December 4th was the retirement day for Mark Iams. Mark start with the ICG back in 1979. As with most old heads around the railroad he has seen his share... (more)

I know some of you aren't fans of the slug version of the Iowa Northern, so here is a normal consist for you. The Butler Switcher has 49 car now for the Manly Sub as they leave the CN interchange ... (more)

On Mondays the CN has 2 locals that work out of the yard to industrial leads to work outside customers. Normally on job works the Alter Lead off the Waterloo Sub near Jaxton. This is about a mile ... (more)

With a pair of F40's sandwiching a GP38 and yard slug, the Iowa Northern's BBUWA rolls past a golden maple tree as it approaches the railroad's yard in Waterloo, Iowa. This train would have to pau... (more)

An empty ethanol train bound for western Iowa pulls out of the yard at Waterloo. The train is in the runaround which by-passes the yard to the north. This power will spot this empty and then will ... (more)

CN Veterans unit came into Waterloo on an empty ethanol train on Thursday morning. The unit now sits on #1 track stored for a couple days waiting for service. The unit would go out on Saturday as ... (more)

The EJ&E 657 had a 10am checkup appointment with the Hulcher Doctor today in Waterloo. 5 new traction motors will be installed under the old girl due to some of the wheels being hit by the wheel i... (more)

A quartet of CN locomotives leads manifest M338 as it departs from Waterloo, Iowa and rolls through the rollercoaster of track on the east side of town, with several hogbacks on this former IC tra... (more)

The Iowa Northern's Butler to Waterloo freight rolls through neighborhoods on the north side of Waterloo, Iowa as it heads towards the railroad's yard on the south side of town. In the lead is one... (more)

Iowa Northern Railway: After the yard job cleared up in Bryant yard, the Olewein Job completed their air test, and heads out of town, about to round the curve and cross the Cedar River. I k... (more)