Watching a 104-year-old locomotive (well, technically 3 months shy of 104) still working is, frankly, awe inspiring. As Iowa Traction Railway Company 50-Ton Steeplecab 50 was shoving a long strin... (more)

The switchman riding on Iowa Traction Railway Company 50-Ton Steeplecab 50 hops off the moving train in the classic style, in use for over one-hundred years before "3-Point Safety Contact&quo... (more)

Look closely, and you can tell if Iowa Traction Railway Company 50 is pulling or shoving these covered hoppers at the AGP elevator. Note that the trolley pole at the front of the locomotive is ra... (more)

The Iowa Traction Railway Company (reporting mark IATR) is a class III common carrier shortline railroad, operating 10.4 miles (16.7 km) of track connecting Mason City and Clear Lake, Iowa. Howev... (more)

Built by Baldwin-Westinghouse in May 1921 as Northeast Oklahoma Railroad 2, this 50-Ton Steeplecab electric locomotive was later owned by Cedar Rapids and Iowa City as their number 40. It passed ... (more)