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)

A shortage of crew caused the IANR not to run a Butler to Manly job on Wednesday to position power for the normal job on Thursday. That meant the crew had to run north to Manly on Thursday. Here t... (more)

The Manly to Butler job rolls past the classic ex-Rock Island depot at Rockford on the Manly Sub. The AM departure from Manly allows for easy shooting of this depot again. They will flip back at B... (more)

The Iowa Northern's North Crew is southbound at Rockford. They pass the classic Rock Island depot with the old-school ex-BN GP9 leader. The IANR used these ex-BN for a while until they got their G... (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)

Iowa Northern Jordan Spreader trains stops at the former Rock Island depot in Rockford. The plow train is working north from Waterloo toward Manley.

The Iowa Northern has been working towards getting themselves better setup for winter weather. The railroad purchased 2 plows to help keep the railroad open. Here a crew gets the Jordan Spreader s... (more)

The North Crew rolls slowly towards Waterloo with a potash train and regular freight all in one big train. Normally the potash trains come off the UP at Manly with the UP power running thru, and t... (more)

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 Iowa Northern split the north train today at Greene due to last night's winter storm. The 1st crew ran lite power north to cut crossings and bust thru snow drifts. Here the crew creeps over th... (more)