CICR 123 passes part of the Iowa City university campus at Oakdale on 3 October 2008 en route to Cedar Rapids

The well-publicized CRANDIC bridge collapse ... this, despite the railroad's best efforts to anchor it with freight cars. Most other area bridges survived (except IANR’s Waterloo Bridge) ... al... (more)

Surreal and gut-wrenching ... almost like it stopped mid-collapse. I have no idea what kept this car from plunging, unless it was still coupled to the car below.

CRANDIC's downtown bridge over the Cedar River ... what a mess this will be to replace, if they even try. However, hope springs. The entire downtown area was abuzz with people cleaning up today.... (more)

Crandic job 2 crests the big dip south of Cedar Rapids.

Job 2 rolls south out Cedar Rapids, passing an anhydrous dealer out by the Eastern Iowa Airport.

CIC Job 1 has been summoned to dump ballast on the ex-MILW Amana Line. They're passing the old depot heading west to clear up in the siding for the IAIS coal empties coming out of Cedar Rapids be... (more)

A pair of veteran EMD switchers relocate further west along the former MILW mainline to dump ballast. This line now only sees a daily IAIS Cedar Rapids Turn and the occasional IAIS coal train.

A pair of veteran EMD switchers dump ballast along the former MILW mainline that now only sees a daily IAIS Cedar Rapids Turn and the occasional IAIS coal train.

EX KCS new used equipment for the crandic works the ADM plant

Pulling a cut of cars at ADM

Pulling empties from ADM to Edgewood road yard

CIC job #22 crosses the Iowa River near the Old Capitol building in Iowa City.

Crandic's interurban heritage is evident in the trackage around Iowa City with a series of sharp curves that take the tracks through town.