Southern Iowa Railway 9 pauses alongside the MERY tower at Trolley Barn before being put away for the evening.

Southern Iowa Railway 9, celebrating it's 100th birthday in 2010, rolls around the Midwest Electric Loop approaching the stop at Lakeview.

Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern 381 makes a fast run around the MERY loop track during the 60th annual Midwest Old Threshers Reunion.

Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern 381 was the last streetcar to see service in Iowa, making its last run on August 1, 1958. Today this car makes regular runs over the rails of the Midwest Electric... (more)

West Side Lumber 9 takes a test run around the loop after throttle gasket repairs, as 0-4-0T 16 enters South Station.

West Side Lumber 9 pauses at North Station with a passenger train as darkness falls upon Mount Pleasant.

Surry, Sussex & Southampton 2-6-0 No. 6 stops to pick up passengers at North Station on the Midwest Central Loop. This was its first day back in service after an extensive boiler overhaul. THANK... (more)

A great evening for a trolley ride! Midwest Electric 1779 rounds the loop track that encircles the campground during the 2010 Midwest Old Threshers Reunion.

A mainline BN local freight, powered by an SD7, rolls her waycar slowly past the Mt. Pleasant passenger station so the operator/agent can exchange paperwork on the fly with the conductor. I suspe... (more)

S&W No. 16 loads coal at Snipe Run. This is the only coal burning locomotive on the MCRR roster, the others being oil burners.

At dusk, open car No. 1779 loads passengers at Yarmouth Station on the Midwest Electric Railway while WCF&N 381 is unloading near the main gate.

West Side Lumber Company No. 9 pulls a passenger train at night over the rails of the Midwest Central Railroad.

West Side Lumber Company No. 9 pauses at Snipe Run with a passenger train. Note the "new" number plate mounted on the smokebox. When the engine came to Old Threshers in 1966, the original plate ... (more)

Though over 40,000 people ride the Midwest Central each year during the five day Old Threshers Reunion, people were sparse on the morning of Friday, August 29th. Here's No. 6 coming upgrade into ... (more)

Engine No. 6 stands still for a broadside portrait next to the water tower at Snipe Run.