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)
I heard rumors that the UP got rid of their job based in Waterloo couple weeks ago. Guess today I seen it for myself. The Iowa Northern's Oelwein Job and the Waterloo Switcher are both working cus... (more)
The Iowa Northern ran a passenger special out of Waterloo on this Good Friday. The trip went from Bryant Yard in Waterloo to the end of the property at Cedar Rapids for investors and accountants. ... (more)
The Iowa Northern ran a passenger special out of Waterloo on Good Friday. The trip went from Bryant Yard in Waterloo to the end of the property at Cedar Rapids for investors and accountants. The I... (more)
The Iowa Northern ran a passenger special out of Waterloo on Good Friday. The trip went from Bryant Yard in Waterloo to the end of the property at Cedar Rapids for investors and accountants. The I... (more)
The Iowa Northern ran a passenger special out of south out of Waterloo on Good Friday. The trip went from Bryant Yard in Waterloo to the end of the property at Cedar Rapids for investors and accou... (more)
The Iowa Northern ran a passenger special out of south out of Waterloo on Good Friday. The trip went from Bryant Yard in Waterloo to the end of the property at Cedar Rapids for investors and accou... (more)
For a long time the Iowa Northern was a shortline that barely made it. Then the Sabins took over and grew this shortline into what it is today. With the growth the IANR also got better power. Back... (more)
The South Crew rolls back into Waterloo after making a Cedar Rapids turn overnight. This is the 1st trip for the new slug set the Iowa Northern acquired in June. The 4002 is mothered to the slug. ... (more)
The Manly switcher heads back to Manly with a few cars. The switcher headed down to Nora Springs today to do some work and meet the North Job. This job usually hangs around Manly to do work mainly... (more)
The North Job crosses the ICE's line north out of Mason City at Plymouth Jct. This is where the ICE gets on the IANR to bypass a track arrangement in Mason City.
The UP delivered a 100 car coal train to the Iowa Northern at Manly bound for the Cedar Falls Utility (CFU). The Iowa Northern rounded up 7 GP38's to handle the tonage for the 68 mile trip. Here t... (more)