Iowa Traction Railway steeple cabs Nos. 60 and 51 switch the yard at Emery on the west side of Mason City, Iowa, on April 15, 2008. No. 60 was built in 1917, while sister No. 51 is four years youn... (more)

Iowa Traction Railway steeple cab No. 54 switches the AGP bean plant in Mason City, Iowa, on April 15, 2008. The size of the 50-ton electric locomotive built in 1920 is dwarfed by the modern cover... (more)

Iowa Traction Railway No. 54 pulls cars out of the AGP bean plant across 19th Street in Mason City, Iowa, on April 15, 2008. On the right is motor No. 60 with a train on the “main line.”

A traction relic! Iowa Traction No. 54 switches the AGP plant in Mason City. The locomotive was built in May 1923 and has been running under wires for nearly a century.

Iowa Traction 54 crosses South Eisenhower Ave heading for Clear Lake Junction.

Iowa Traction 60 pulls a cut of three tank cars out of the REG spur while sister 54 sits nearby. IATR 54 is a 50-ton steeplecab that was built by Baldwin-Westinghouse in May 1923 as Southern Iowa ... (more)

This Bud's for You! IATR 54 rolls past the Budweiser distributor in Mason City as it heads for the shop at Emery. Anheuser-Busch introduced its signature Bohemian lager in 1876, just twenty years... (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.

Iowa Traction 50 pulls a cut of cars across 15th Street in Mason City on America's last all-electric interurban freight railroad. How rare is it? No. 50 is nearing its 100th birthday; it was bu... (more)

Pulling a cut of 3 car's to CP's interchange. Made in 1917 and at 96 years old it maybe the oldest Motor running In revenue service. 35 MPH winds and a high of 1º+ made for a cold shoot.

One of my favorite short lines, the Iowa Traction, has just been acquired by Progressive Rail. Hopefully, the electrics will continue to run. In this photo, motors 60 and 51 switch at the shops in... (more)

Iowa traction number 50 is a 50-ton steeplecab, built by Baldwin-Westinghouse in 1920 as Washington & Old Dominion Number 50. It was acquired by the Cedar Rapids & Iowa City in 1947, was rebuilt a... (more)

The conductor positions the rear pole while the engineer looks out the window on one of the Iowa Traction 90 year old museum pieces.

No. 60, a 93 year old Baldwin Steeple Cab, sits in the siding with a cut of cars while another Baldwin Steeple Cab recedes in the distance.