The Hawkeye Express excursion train leaves Cedar Rapids on the Crandic interurban line, headed for Iowa City. Rock Island heritage unit 678 leads the way.
The Iowa Northern leaves the D&W at Dewer, Iowa for the UP from here to Waterloo, where the UP retained ownership of an island of track to serve John Deere and other important Waterloo shippers.
The North Crew has just clear CN's North Industrial lead at West Waterloo and is in the process of getting these ponies up to 50 mph for the 6 miles trip over the CN to Cedar Falls Jct, where the ... (more)