The Iowa Northern shut down operations for a bit on Saturday so their employees could enjoy a company ride and lunch. The employee special ran from Waterloo to Vinton and back. Here the job pokes ... (more)

With no 524 local overnight to service the Oelwein Sub, the 534 Waterloo switcher came out today and did the work. The crew brought the train out on Tuesday for 524 but just continued where they l... (more)

The last 3 days the Iowa Northern side worked to get a train off the Oelwein Sub back to Waterloo. In doing that, they sent 2 sets of power to Fairbank to pull half of a unit train and a bunch of ... (more)

The Butler to Waterloo crew is beginning to assemble their train at Butler. The crew works in the afternoons and makes a Waterloo flip. This traffic is mainly bound for the either the CN, WACR job... (more)

The Butler to Waterloo flipper crew is about 3 miles from the junction with the CN. There they will travel over the CN Waterloo Sub to West Waterloo and onto Bryant Yard. Today's train has 62 cars... (more)

The Butler to Waterloo flipper job works south on the Manly Sub outside of Shell Rock. The 62-car train normally goes to work in the afternoon to move traffic off the north end of the railroad to ... (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)

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)

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)

Back in 2024, the daily Butler to Waterloo local (BUWA) began the day switching cars out on the south end of Butler. The crew would have over 3 hours of work before heading south with cars for the... (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 ran a CN turnout out of Butler to deliver a bunch of cars for the CN. The crew now picks up the few cars the CN had ready for them. Rare sight at Waterloo today as tons of power ... (more)

The Manly to Butler job slows for the permanent 10mph slow through Greene. The job is hefty today with over 10K. Lots of grain from Manly and oats from the CPKC bound for Quaker Oats. Once to Butl... (more)

The official takeover date was somewhat around March 1st for CN. Now this week, things are slowly starting to take off, and organization is beginning. I saw the Manly to Butler was southbound ... (more)

Code Blue. With an air temperature hovering around -3, Iowa Northern train BUWA (Butler to Waterloo) is slowly making its way south through the small town of Shell Rock, Iowa. IANR 451, 395... (more)