Iowa River Ackley Turn at Abbot
Iowa River Railroad's Ackley Turn heads back south near Cleves, IA. with cars from the CN interchange at Ackley. IARR is a small short line that only operates on about 8 miles of track between the... (more)
Iowa River Ackley Turn heading south from the CN Interchange back to Cleves
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 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 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)
