Traffic has been lite for the South Crew since June due to the IANR being cut in half by the flood damage to the bridge in Waterloo. This job normally ran 7 nights a week to Cedar Rapids, but now ... (more)
The South Crew has 20 load of grain as they roll south towards Vinton, the next stop. Due to the CRANDIC bridge out at Cedar Rapids the IANR has to do a couple push-pull moves in CR to get over to... (more)
The Manly Job works next to the brand new loading racks. The racks had been placed into service less than a week earlier.
Five IANR GP38-2s head up a train heading through the cornfields southeast of Manly as the sun begins to set.
The IANR south job returns to their yard after interchanging cars with the UP.
The Oelwein Job heads back to Waterloo with 8 cars out of the ethanol plant at Fairbanks. The signs around the train tell a tale of history. The 341 sign on the pole to the right is an old CNW mil... (more)
Refurbished unit has just been picked up from Birmingham Rail and Locomotive headed for the Iowa Northern Railway. Frame #7274-23. Built as B&O 4812 in 1970, re#CSX2112, to LLPX 2026.