On a vary foggy morning and with all but 3 miles till there in the yard. Thank Ben Sutton for help with photo Shop.

A Jordan Spreader heads west towards Ft Dodge with the task of grabbing cars for the Arthur Ethanol Plant and heading down the Omaha and the Ida Groves Subs towards Arthur flanging. CN has a few o... (more)

The Cedar River Local is inbound to Waterloo as they past thru Susie. The bridge gang for the CN is in the process of rebuilding this bridge on the west side of Waterloo. L576 is slowed for the 10... (more)

Working its way across the CN to their line 2.5 miles away at Cedar Falls Jct.

The water in the Cedar River this morning is showing that the outside temperature isn't very warm. Matter of fact it is around -25 degrees wind chill as the North Crew works their way across Water... (more)

On a cold night at Waterloo, the roundhouse is moving power around to get a consist together for a late M338. This power just came in off a extra from the west that plowed quite a bit of snow due ... (more)

On a cold morning at Waterloo, one train begins to put their train together to depart for Chicago, while another puts their train away. L570 from Ft Dodge, with the plow, is yarding on the northsi... (more)

A very late M338 has begun doubling up their 112 car train at Waterloo. Although the sun is shining it is around -25 degrees wind chill on this cold morning. Water off the radiator has formed some... (more)

L570 has just arrived at Waterloo and is stop at the yard office to get yarding instructions. The 1st winter storm packed a pretty heavy punch and the plows have been called out already. This job ... (more)

As Iowa prepares for the 1st major winter storm of the season, the IANR's South Crew is about done for the day at Bryant Yard. Conductor Shane Dolan works thru the heavy snow as he is about to jum... (more)

Former ICG SW9 (upgraded to SW14 status) sits outside the engine house at Waterloo, Iowa.

Well it is official, the Iowa Northern now has their railroad back in one piece. Here is the 1st revenue train across the rebuilt bridge. This line has been out of service since the floods in June... (more)

IC 6142 and 6132 are parked at Hilltop waiting for my rest at 00:45. I would hop on this train and head west for Yetter, IA, to spot 104 empites. We had the train spotted by 6 am and power went ba... (more)

A Set up shot, no one was on the train.

The local go's about its job putting its train away, The car's will be tomorrow M338