The Iowa Railroad is about to Ackley with loads for the CN. This small-time operation works between Clives and Ackley on this old ex-M&St.L railroad. The job works mornings coming north with loads... (more)

IARR 3802 & 3004 lead a string of ethanol empties southbound past 130th St, just south of Ackley, IA. This is the Iowa River Railroad, and it is by far one of the jankiest operations I've ever pho... (more)

Almost back to Pine Lake, IARR 3802 crosses the final crossing before the ethanol plant.

Iowa River 3802 crosses a rural road with ethanol cars from the CN bound for the Pine Lake Corn Processors plant north of Steamboat Rock

The only two Iowa River Railroad engines sit outside of the Pine Lake Corn Processors plant. The 3802 is ex C&O while the 3004 is ex B&O.

Iowa River Railroad’s only locomotives sit with a train just north of Steamboat Rock, IA.

The Iowa River Railroad has just setout their inbound cars for the CN to the north end of the interchange tracks and now will head to the other end for a pickup. This crew doesn't take long to get... (more)

The Iowa River Railroad has just setout their inbound cars for the CN to the north end of the interchange tracks at Ackley. Soon they'll run to the other end to pickup and head back home. This cre... (more)

The Iowa River is pulling into the ethanol plant near Cleves done for the day. The job serves the Pine Lake Ethanol Plant on this old ex-M&st.L mainline. The job usually runs up to Ackley and back... (more)

The weather the past week has had mornings filled with fog making the Iowa landscape fairly frosty. I lucked into the Iowa River heading north to do interchange work with the CN near Ackley. The p... (more)

The weather the past week has had mornings filled with fog making the Iowa landscape fairly frosty. I lucked into the Iowa River heading north to do interchange work with the CN near Ackley. The p... (more)

The Iowa River Railroad in Cleves, IA recently acquired a new GP38. This small operation runs up to the junction with the CN at Ackley.

The old and the new....this is the 1st time I ever done the Iowa River Railroad. This small operation hasn't been very interesting to me with a wrong facing GP30 and a beatup switcher. That has be... (more)

The old and the new....this is the 1st time I ever done the Iowa River Railroad. This small operation hasn't been very interesting to me with a wrong facing GP30 and a beatup switcher. That has be... (more)