Iowa Traction 50 pulls a cut of cars across 15th Street in Mason City on America's last all-electric interurban freight railroad. How rare is it? No. 50 is nearing its 100th birthday; it was bu... (more)

Iowa traction number 50 is a 50-ton steeplecab, built by Baldwin-Westinghouse in 1920 as Washington & Old Dominion Number 50. It was acquired by the Cedar Rapids & Iowa City in 1947, was rebuilt a... (more)

The Iowa Traction brings scrap loads off the UP interchange to Behr's.

Iowa Traction 54 pulls a cut of three covered hoppers out of the AGP spur while sister 60 sits idle nearby. IATR 54 is a 50-ton steeplecab that was built by Baldwin-Westinghouse in May 1923 as ... (more)

IATR 50 passes through a residential area on the outskirts of Mason City, heading east towards the DM&E interchange. The Iowa Traction is the last interuban freight railroad operating in the ... (more)

IATR 50 creeps up to Bridge #2, which is currently out of service - trains don't normally travel this far west into Clear Lake. This was a special photo charter on the IATR in October 2010.

IATR 50 has a short freight train on the main line, and CNS&M 727 has just left the carbarn at Emery (IATR owner Dave Johnson is at the controls). The Iowa Traction is the last operating interurb... (more)

The Iowa Traction in cooperation with Steve Glischinski put on a photo trip in Mason City for a few fellow railfans. Here the #50 is ready to head to the UP with one car from Behr Scrap near Emery... (more)

I hate Mondays, that day was an exception.

An Iowa Traction electric backs into the barn.

Where else but Iowa can you frame a traction locomotive with corn still on the stalk! IATR 50 sits at the plant waiting for its call to duty when needed.

Doubleheader... The Iowa Traction uses two motors and two idler flatcars to switch Behr Recycling Center. The idler flats are required because there is no cantenary line inside the scrap yard.

Iowa Traction #50, a Baldwin-Westinghouse electric built in October of 1920 rests on the AGP soybean plant spur in Mason City, IA. It is Friday night and the motor will sit here until the call to ... (more)

Iowa Traction No. 50 is dwarfed by the ICE gondola it is coupled to at Emery.