Oelwein was nicknamed Hub City from the Chicago Great Western, which came to town in 1892. Around 1900 the railroad built major car and locomotive shops in Oelwein. Over 1,000 people were employed... (more)

Iowa Northern is running unit ethanol trains to the Iowa Interstate in Cedar Rapids, traffic that was once going to the Canadian National at Waterloo. That means extra trains are now running south... (more)