An Iowa Northern F40 made it to Kirk. Not certain what the future holds for this unique Motor. I'm hopeful it has a future with CN.

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 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)

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)

Conductor JWill takes IANR's Oelwein turn northbound just outside of Dunkerton, IA at E Big Rock Rd on ex-CGW trackage on the D&W Railroad's Oelwein Subdivision (operated by IANR).

An extra South Crew (CRWA) enters Waterloo Iowa rolling into yard limits at Bryant with IANR 458 in the lead.

IANR 458 leads a rather late CRWA into Waterloo on a hot July Day. This is a rare move on the CR sub as most trains run in backlit, but this day an Xtra CRWA crew was called for 1317 to bring CRWA... (more)

With cold weather and snow, railroading is starting to slow down in the Midwest. That means trains are becoming later too. As is the case today with a late South Crew heading back to Waterloo. The... (more)

On the cold, snowy morning of Saturday, February 6, 2021, IANR 458 leads CRWA north at Edgewood Rd. along the Cedar River with a large cut of empty flat cars. Their track warrant is between Linn a... (more)

Somewhat a normal afternoon tradition, is the Waterloo Switcher clearing up for the Oelwein job around Armour. Today the switcher got in the clear on the grease tracks at Tyson Foods. Now the Oel... (more)