Iowa Northern's "south job" had quite the power lash-up on this snowy December day. Pictured here are IANR 3810 (GP38-2), 4003 (GP40-2LW), 3955 (slug), 3956 (slug), 461 (F40PHR), 3806 (GP38-2), 38... (more)

IANR 4002, IANR 3953 (slug), and GMTX 2276 pull the south job back north across the Cedar River. The interesting curved bridge is the new stretch of hwy 100 from hwy 30 to Cedar Rapids, IA. Just t... (more)

As the sun approaches the horizon, IAIS 502 leads an SASI through Oxford, Iowa. Look closely and you'll see the friendly crew grinning through the window.

UP 7941 leads a west bound intermodal by a flooded Iowa soybean field. Iowa's seen a pretty rough year in 2020. June left it's mark with flooding, which destroyed many fields along creeks and ... (more)

CN 5618 leads L567 to Manchester, Iowa. This photo was taken next to the HWY 20 overpass, just after sunset.

IANR 4001 leads the "South Job" northbound past the Vinton depot, on its way to Waterloo, Iowa. Called by many names, this is the old Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway de... (more)

A young lady waves to the Oskaloosa job crew as it heads northbound across the diamond with Iowa Interstate, at the Grinnell, IA depot.

An EB UP intermodal rounds the curve up to Bertram, IA. Sure has become overgrown in the last few decades.

The Oskaloosa job runs back north after working Eddyville, IA. This trestle bridge is part truss, which is quite interesting.

A rare evening IANR South Job extra run to CR turned even better when a thunderstorm produced a shelf cloud as a backdrop! An Iowa storm front and a train is something I’ve wanted to catch for a... (more)

The Hawkeye Express heads toward Kinnick Stadium. Taken from a secluded spot near Clear Creek.

As the sun comes to a beautiful set in the clear western sky, IANR 461 leads the Hawkeye Express across the CR&IC Cedar River bridge. This photo was taken from the 8th Ave bridge's sidewalk.

This is a photo of Iowa Interstate's July 4, 2019 passenger excursion, to benefit the Oxford, IA fire department. Taken at 10:05 A.M. this would have been the first of five runs that day. Location... (more)

CN 1501 (track inspection/geometry vehicle) heads east, from the South Amana, IA yard to Rock Island, IL. This is the hwy 6/151 crossing facing west towards the yard. The photo was taken just minu... (more)