The Iowa Northern went out for the 3rd time this week with their new Jordan Spreader. The 1st 2 times they did the Manly Sub around Nora Springs. Today's agenda was the Oelwein Sub from Dewar to O... (more)

The Iowa Northern went out for the 3rd time this week with their new Jordan Spreader. The 1st 2 times they did the Manly Sub around Nora Springs. Today's agenda was the Oelwein Sub from Dewar to O... (more)

The Iowa Northern went out for the 3rd time this week with their new Jordan Spreader. The 1st 2 times they did the Manly Sub around Nora Springs. Today's agenda was the Oelwein Sub from Dewar to O... (more)

The 3pm Oelwein Crew slowly pokes along towards Fairbanks as the next winter storm pours on the snow. The crew is currently between Dewar and Dunkerton with 3 cars. This job mainly does work at Du... (more)

The Iowa Northern has been working towards getting themselves better setup for winter weather. The railroad purchased 2 plows to help keep the railroad open. Here a crew gets the Jordan Spreader s... (more)

The Iowa Northern has been working towards getting themselves better setup for winter weather. The railroad purchased 2 plows to help keep the railroad open. Unfortunately moisture in the air line... (more)

The South Crew is running alittle late today on their northbound trip from Cedar Rapids to Waterloo. Once at Waterloo the crew switched out their train and then made a delivery to the UP yard at L... (more)

Iowa Northern's South Crew is just finishing up their day by yarding interchange traffic off the UP at Waterloo. This job made a Cedar Rapids turn overnight, and when they got back to Waterloo, ma... (more)

It was a busy afternoon at the Iowa Northern's Bryant Yard in Waterloo. The train on the left is the Waterloo Switcher who just got back from the CN with interchange. Job in the middle is the Sout... (more)

Iowa Northern heads north with an empty potash train out of Waterloo. Since the UP run thru power was facing the wrong direction on the loaded side, the IANR helped out with one of their units tod... (more)

Iowa Northern heads north with an empty potash train out of Waterloo. Since the UP run thru power was facing the wrong direction on the loaded side, the IANR helped out with one of their units tod... (more)

Dinner train trying to compete the Cedar Rivers Star Clipper it didn't last long.

The air conditioning is on full blast for the crew of an Iowa Northern Railway freight as it departs Waterloo and heads towards the Cedar River bridge powered by two GP40-2W mother-slug sets.
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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)