The Last Interurban: Unfortunately tied down for the weekend, IATR 50 basks in afternoon light. This BLW-Westinghouse product is 101 years old this month, and is still earning its keep in r... (more)

A 100-year-old Steeplecab, IATR 50, still earning its keep on the Iowa Traction Railroad in Iowa. The railroad was quite busy on this cool June morning. Not heaven, but close.

Sometimes the shadow can be your friend. I like how the ground guy's shadow it prefect in on the ground and how the motorman is working on flipping the trolley pole for direction change in this sh... (more)

The Iowa Traction has just finished switching out the Renewable Energy Group ethanol facility and heads east with a big cut of tank cars.

Locomotives:
IATR 50 BLW Steeple Cab

Iowa Traction #50 shoves a cut of empty covered hoppers into the AGP corn processing plant in Mason City, Iowa.

Locomotives:
IATR 50 BLW Steeple Cab

IATR steeple cab electric #50 is tied up for the day outside the AGP facility after the crew finished serving the industry.

Locomotives:
IATR 50 BLW Steeple Cab

The Iowa Traction Railroad's BLW steeple cab locomotive #50 sits outside the AGP corn processing facility after a day's work.

Locomotives:
IATR 50 BLW Steeple Cab

The rising sun casts it's rays on stormy skies and the Iowa Traction transload yard just before the crew goes on duty to begin the day's work.

Locomotives:
IATR 50 BLW Steeple Cab

The Iowa Traction Railroad BLW steeple cab electric number 50 heads past the AGP corn processing plant after shoving in a cut of covered hoppers.

Locomotives:
IATR 50 BLW Steeple Cab

The Iowa Traction railroad uses BLW steeple cab electric number 50 to shove a large cut of covered hoppers into the AGP corn processing facility in Mason City, Iowa.

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IATR 5... (more)

After the days work, the Iowa Traction 50 rests outside the AGP Plant in Mason City, Iowa.

If you haven’t seen the Iowa Traction RR. in person you might not believe it really exists. This Iowa shortline is the operating remnant of a genuine beside the road electric interurban right ou... (more)

Iowa Traction RR IATR 50 is tied down at Mason City on the main outside the UP interlocking. IATR built for the Washington & Old Dominion in 1920 and spent time on the Cedar Rapids & Iowa City and... (more)

Iowa Traction RR IATR 50 is tied down at Mason City on the main outside the UP interlocking. IATR built for the Washington & Old Dominion in 1920 and spent time on the Cedar Rapids & Iowa City and... (more)

Iowa Traction 50 shoves four hoppers back to the CP interchange track near Clear Lake Junction. The railroad dates back to 1896, when it was founded as the Mason City & Clear Lake Railway.