One if the many CNW unit trains that IANR handled for the CNW to move retired power out of Oelwein. Behind IANR and a CNW GP 50 for power, 25 GP7s and GP9s were moved out of Waterloo bound for Ced... (more)

The Iowa Northern served the Cedar Falls Utilities until it closed in 2016. Most of that coal came from the IC southern Illinois mines that were interchanged to the Iowa Northern at Waterloo. Due ... (more)

In the late 1990s, the Iowa Northern Railway (IANR) was going through a difficult time and had leased a variety of locomotives to augment its fleet of GP20s and GP38s. A couple of Amtrak units wer... (more)

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)

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)

The Iowa Northern ran a passenger train from Manly to Cedar Rapids on Monday, 9/30. Mostly IANR management people rode the train maybe as a final farewell type trip. Everyone is still waiting on S... (more)

The Iowa Northern ran a passenger train from Manly to Cedar Rapids on Monday, 9/30. Mostly IANR management people rode the train maybe as a final farewell type trip. Everyone is still waiting on S... (more)

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

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

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

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

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

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

The 4100 is in charge of the passenger special from Oelwein back to Waterloo. The unit would be cut off at Linden Ave once the train headed back northbound for the overnight stop at Cedar Falls. H... (more)

The CN&W use their Oelwein Shops til May 31, 1994. The line from Oelwein from Marshalltown was severed in 1987-88 due to the construction of the highway thru Waterloo. The CNW then used the IANR t... (more)