A southbound Iowa Northern Railway freight, led by EMD GP38-2 No. 3800, rolls through Greene, Iowa, on May 21, 2014.

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)

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 with... (more)

Passing unique car dealer “Coyote Classics” at Greene, Iowa, is a southbound Iowa Northern freight on April 14, 2008.

An Iowa Northern freight heads southbound past the Rockford, Iowa, depot on May 21, 2014.

An Iowa Northern grain train is dwarfed by elevators as it passes by a former Illinois Central caboose at Rockford, Iowa. the train is traveling southeast on the former Rock Island between Manly a... (more)

Passing springtime dandelions, an Iowa Northern freight heads south through Rockford, Iowa, on May 21, 2014.

Iowa Northern GP38-2 no. 3800 heads a freight southeast through Rockford, Iowa past the former Rock Island depot. The train is operating on Rock Island's former Manly, Ia. to Cedar Rapids line. Th... (more)

The 14:00 North crew is working at Butler Yard building a 117 car ethanol train for the Canadian National at Waterloo. Here the crew spots the last empties at the plant before heading out to the m... (more)

3 GP 38's lay over at the north end of the yard at Butler. This area has changed quite a bit in the last couple years with the addition fo the ethanol plant and all the yard track put in to handle... (more)

The South Crew rolls thru the country side between La Porte and Mt Auburn. This end of the railroad was normally nocturnal until mid-June when the floods took out the Waterloo Cedar River bridge c... (more)

Traffic has been lite for the South Crew since June due to the IANR being cut in half by the flood damage to the bridge in Waterloo. This job normally ran 7 nights a week to Cedar Rapids, but now ... (more)

The South Crew has 20 load of grain as they roll south towards Vinton, the next stop. Due to the CRANDIC bridge out at Cedar Rapids the IANR has to do a couple push-pull moves in CR to get over to... (more)

The Manly Job works next to the brand new loading racks. The racks had been placed into service less than a week earlier.

The Manly Job works next to the brand new loading racks. The racks had been placed into service less than a week earlier.