The IANR MABU blasting out of town for Butler.

A former L&N Geep returns to Manly Yard in northern Iowa. The Iowa Northern Railway operated from 1981 to 2025 on 175 miles of trackage within the midwestern state. In 2023, Canadian National anno... (more)

With the official takeover date of March 1, 2025, I have been out trying to shoot the Iowa Northern as the CN makes changes to the railroad. Job changes came first in March, and now power changes ... (more)

The Manly Switcher is using the MABU's power to switch out the yard at Manly. IANR has enough business to base a switcher here back in 2024.

The Iowa Northern and Canadian National operated a joint special across the majority of the railroad over 2 days in late 2023. Many high-end officials sat down and talked about the many aspects of... (more)

Job 17 is delivering 26 cars to the Iowa Northern at Manly. Once done, the job will continue north on the Spineline towards Albert Lea. This job works the Albert Lea Sub during the week, coming so... (more)

The cosmetically restored CRIP E-units were stored in Manly. I have to admit I liked the scheme the 652 wore before this restoration, but they both look amazing.

IANR company special (school reunion) is arriving in Manly and will jump on UP for a few blocks to reach their own yard. Curious how CN will utilize these trackage rights, say, to access the Twin... (more)

IANR hosted a night photo session with the two restored CRIP E-units at their yard in Manly. Funds were raised to see their return to powered status, hopefully the sale to CN will not derail this... (more)

The Iowa Northern's North Crew does work in the Manly Terminal. This is the farthest north the Iowa Northern goes. The Manly Yard used to be a small little operation with an interchange point wit... (more)

The 1133rd Transportation Company out of Mason City loaded equipment bound for Corpus Christi, TX, at the Manly Logistic Park. This is the 1st time the IANR has done a military train. The 1133rd i... (more)

The 1133rd Transportation Company out of Mason City loaded equipment bound for Corpus Christi, TX, at the Manly Logistic Park. This is the 1st time the IANR has done a military train. The 1133rd i... (more)

NP must have had a lot of passenger service in the 50s. They sure had a lot of "torpedo boat" keeps. Photo by unknown, from my collection.

A company special is crossing over from the ex-CRIP across the UP to IANR's yard in Manly.

The Iowa Northern's North Crew pulls out of the Manly Terminal southbound. The crew has to get permission and throw 2 electric locked switches.to enter the UP Albert Lea Sub Main for the short bl... (more)