The Oelwein Job has just begun their day at Fairbank. They will get 31 cars together for the trip down to Waterloo. Here they are moving some cars for the ethanol plant before digging out more eth... (more)
Vestiges of the Chicago Great Western Mainline to Kansas City. The superelevation in this curve is no longer needed for the 10mph running on what is now a short spur.
Ethanol has brought this section of the CGW back to life. Here, the westbound Iowa Northern Oelwein Job passes ethanol & dried distillers grain hoppers on it's way out of town. With most of the ... (more)
The crew climbs aboard the power for a grain extra out of Clarksville.
The North Crew is heading back south to Waterloo. They only made a Rock Falls turn today. They are heading back to Waterloo with mainly cars recieved from the ICE at Nora Springs.
The Oelwein job with 11 cars out The Transco car shop,earlier they brought up 38 cars.With mostly 10 MPH trackage,the once or twice weekly trip to Oelwein can take a long time.
The Oelwein job heading west out Oelwein with 11cars from The Transco car shop.They brought 38 cars to Transco on the outbound trip.IANR only makes the trip to Oelwein once or twice a week.On the... (more)
The IANR Oelwein Train, led by the Ex-L&N 4021, ex-CSX 2151, ex-LLPX 2151, waits in the yard for the UP Waterloo Local to return from Oelwein.
The IANR Oelwein Train is led by the Ex-L&N 4021, ex-CSX 2151, ex-LLPX 2151.