One thing about Midwest winter's is things get screwed up and late. As is the case today as Caleb and I braved the cold weather to chase the South Crew back towards Waterloo. This is normally an o... (more)
The Palo Express rolls northbound at 30 mph about 5 miles south of Vinton on the 2nd northbound trip of the day. We are standing behind engineer for the day, Bill MaGee, Iowa Northern's assistant ... (more)
Iowa Northern's Palo Holiday Express roll south back to Palo with the 1st southbound trip of 4 for the day. For $12 riders could enjoy a 28 mile roundtrip ride From Palo to Vinton or vice versa to... (more)
One of the things I never get tired of doing being a railroader is looking back at my train as I roll thru the countryside. Today's look back is somewhat different since we are onboard the Palo Ho... (more)
The Palo Holiday Express rolls north towards Vinton with roughly 900 people out to help a good cause. The Iowa Northern donate people and equipment today to help out flood relief in the Palo area ... (more)
