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 North Job exits Manly Yard and heads south from the northern most point on the railroad.
The Manly Job works next to the brand new loading racks. The racks had been placed into service less than a week earlier.
The South Crew is just about done with their work at LaPorte City. Every night this job runs out of Waterloo at 7pm and makes a Cedar Rapids flip using 2 crews. This is the northbound crew heading... (more)
This depot used to sit on the Rock Island's mainline between West Liberty, IA and Manly, IA. No Rock Island trains have run by this depot since the early 80's. This depot is still used by MofW for... (more)
The crew climbs aboard the power for a grain extra out of Clarksville.
Picking up the loads off the old CGW Omaha main now just a short stretch to a load out.
Big wet flakes falling on the Iowa Northerns potash emty's
As they say, some parts of Iowa are extremely flat.
A southbound Iowa Northern freight makes its way past some assorted industrial supplies in Clarksville, IA.
The North Job splits old Rock Island signals on it's way south into Shell Rock.
