No. 60, a 93 year old Baldwin Steeple Cab, sits in the siding with a cut of cars while another Baldwin Steeple Cab recedes in the distance.

C&NW EMD SD40 870 leads Milwaukee Road SD40-2 203 and an ex-BN SD45 on a northbound freight departing Mason City, Iowa.

A small arc erupts as an employee raises the trolley pole to bring Baldwin Westinghouse Steeplecab No. 60 to life at the AGP Processing Plant in Mason City, IA.

The Iowa Traction brings scrap loads off the UP interchange to Behr's.

The train out of Mason City is made up and on the move a mile out of the yard with the class unit of the SD40-2 fleet leading, crossing the first river on its eastward trek.

IATR 54 brings a cut of three covered hoppers up to the DM&E interchange from the AGP feed mill.

Two of IATR's Baldwin-Westinghouse steeplecabs meet on the siding near Clear Lake Junction, near the DM&E interchange.

Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee 727 is a window to the past, when interurban trains criss-crossed Iowa. This car is used occasionally over the rails of the Iowa Traction Railroad of Emery, Iowa.... (more)

CNS&M 727 rolls through the outskirts of Mason City with a special photo trip sponsered by Steve Glischinski. No. 727 was built by Cincinnati Car in 1926 as Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee 727... (more)

Iowa Traction 54 pulls a cut of three covered hoppers out of the AGP spur while sister 60 sits idle nearby. IATR 54 is a 50-ton steeplecab that was built by Baldwin-Westinghouse in May 1923 as ... (more)

IATR 50 passes through a residential area on the outskirts of Mason City, heading east towards the DM&E interchange. The Iowa Traction is the last interuban freight railroad operating in the ... (more)

IATR 54 hauls a short freight consist over Bridge No. 1 near the AGP plant in Mason City. IATR 54 is a 50-ton steeplecab built by Baldwin-Westinghouse in May 1923, #56538, as Southern Iowa Rail... (more)

CSN&M 727 rolls down the IATR main line between Clear Lake and Mason City on a beautiful fall day in Iowa. The locals came out to see the interurban and enjoy a few cans of the official state bev... (more)

The Iowa Traction in cooperation with Steve Glischinski put on a photo trip in Mason City for a few fellow railfans. Here the #50 is ready to head to the UP with one car from Behr Scrap near Emery... (more)

IATR 54 was built in 1923 for the Southern Iowa Railway. Three years shy of its 90th birthday, it's still going strong on the Iowa Traction. Thanks to Steve Glischinski for setting this up. Lig... (more)