Where else but Iowa can you frame a traction locomotive with corn still on the stalk! IATR 50 sits at the plant waiting for its call to duty when needed.

A visit to the Iowa Traction RR is trip back in time.

A visit to the Iowa Traction RR is trip back in time.

A visit to the Iowa Traction RR is trip back in time.

The conductor is the only thing smoking in this photo as the Iowa Traction pulls three loaded soybean hoppers uphill towards the IC&E interchange.

Doubleheader... The Iowa Traction uses two motors and two idler flatcars to switch Behr Recycling Center. The idler flats are required because there is no cantenary line inside the scrap yard.

A Mason City, IA to Marquette, IA manifest train sits outside of the yard at Mason waiting on a westbound train out of Marquette. The CP will be taking control of the IC&E/DM&E in the coming month... (more)

The Iowa Traction crosses 19th St. with loaded soybean hoppers from the AGP plant. The Westinghouse traction motors were getting a workout pulling the steep hill out of the plant.

The Iowa Traction disrupts the morning commute of Mason City to bring six scrap gons into town for interchange to the IC&E. IATR 60 was built in 1917 and I suspect it is hauling scrap from things... (more)

The Mason City switch engine takes a lunch break in front of the depot on the last day of the IMRL. The IC&E would take control of the IMRL the next day after this photo was taken. Mason City onl... (more)

Half of the Iowa Traction fleet sits silent at the UP interchange waiting for Monday - 54 in front and 50 behind...

In 1881 the Bodie & Benton took delivery of a 2-6-0 locomotive, No. 3, from the Union Iron Works. While the railroad, the locomotive, and the track has been scrapped, No. 3's tender tank survives... (more)

Inside the cab of M&StL No. 457, on display at Mason City, Iowa. The volunteers have done a fantastic job restoring the cab interior, and replacing the missing gauges. This locomotive is not in... (more)

The original widecab? Two of Iowa Traction's vintage electrics rest in Mason City.