IATR 60 heads out of the mill with two loads for interchange with the ICE. There was another steeplecab on the main that would then shove empties back into the mill. All in all, a really cool litt... (more)

Pulling hard up a hill, snow, curves, and a old M&StL crossing and 75 cars of grain in to there yard.

Ready to go, A lot of snow for them, Now thats something i would like to see.

Ready to go

The Mason City local has just come off the Owatonna Sub and is now on the Mason City sub as they pull into Mason City. Due to no wye at Mason City this train will have to be run around before it h... (more)

The sun is still low in the sky on a cool Friday morning, but the employees of the Iowa Traction are already hard at work. One crew member will drive the company truck, while the other will take I... (more)

The showers gave up and the sun came out just as ICE 6412 was rolling into the yard.

With a company consisting of only 3 employees including the owner it can be hard work on this terminal road and with the cold, wet rain, days like today make it even harder. Railroad: Iowa Traction
Locomotive: Baldwin-Westinghouse Steeplecab
Location: Mason City, Iowa, USA
Locomotive #: IATR 54
Train ID: IATR
Photo Date: October 24, 2008

As the sun sets on another beautiful Midwestern fall day, the MCMQ, led by DM&E 6070 (City of De Smet), sits at the Mason City limits waiting for a recrew to head to Marquette. Unfortunately, leas... (more)

An Iowa Traction electric backs into the barn.

In the Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Mason City yard.

EMDs at night. While we were shooting night shots of UP 3985, we grabbed a couple quick shots of SW1500 1002 and a Geep. Right after these shots, a crew showed up and jumped onboard to cont... (more)

Electric! Iowa Traction 54 sits on the Iowa Traction-Iowa Chicago & Eastern interchange track as a thunderstorm rages in the distance, complete with cloud-to-ground lightning strikes (at le... (more)

A fitting shot with the CP takeover of the DM&E and subsidiary IC&E. DME 6070 sits on the point of the IC&E Mason City to Marquette manifest. Note: Train was stopped and photo taken with pe... (more)