I know some of you aren't fans of the slug version of the Iowa Northern, so here is a normal consist for you. The Butler Switcher has 49 car now for the Manly Sub as they leave the CN interchange ... (more)

A rare evening IANR South Job extra run to CR turned even better when a thunderstorm produced a shelf cloud as a backdrop! An Iowa storm front and a train is something I’ve wanted to catch for a... (more)

The Iowa Northern has been working towards getting themselves better setup for winter weather. The railroad purchased 2 plows to help keep the railroad open. Here a crew gets the Jordan Spreader s... (more)

The Oelwein Job sits in last light of the day as they are about to head back to Waterloo. They just got done working the Fairbank ethanol plant. About the only remains of the ex-Chicago Great West... (more)

The Iowa Northern's Oelwein job went to work at noon today at Waterloo, and only made a Fairbank turn. Here the job picks up empty fertilizer cars from the Coop at Dunkerton. Then job will head to... (more)

Needing room at Bryant Yard in Waterloo, the Iowa Northern cabbed their Butler Crew to Waterloo to grab 2 units and 115 cars and head back to Butler. Here the crew comes off the Canadian National'... (more)

Needing room at Bryant Yard in Waterloo, the Iowa Northern cabbed their Butler Crew to Waterloo to grab 2 units and 115 cars and head back to Butler. The job works north on the Manly Sub a few mil... (more)

In 2009 a tough winter caused IANR to get stuck south of Nora Springs that took couple days to dig out from. http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=268687&nseq=5 Well the strong winds ove... (more)

In 2009 the tough winter caused IANR to get stuck south of Nora Springs. Well the strong winds over night and 5-8inches of snow has the line between Rockford and Nora Springs drifted in pretty goo... (more)

The Iowa Northern split the north train today at Greene due to last night's winter storm. The 1st crew ran lite power north to cut crossings and bust thru snow drifts. Well between Rockford and No... (more)

The Iowa Northern split the north train today at Greene due to last night's winter storm. The 1st crew ran lite power north to cut crossings and bust thru snow drifts. Here the crew creeps over th... (more)

A northbound IANR empty unit ethanol train crosses CN's bridge over the Cedar River in Cedar Falls, IA on Oct. 11, 2013, led by GP38-2 No. 3805.

North Job running the the CN and it has about 3/4 of a mile till CF Jct and home rail.

The North Crew just picked up 75 loads off the DM&E here at Nora Springs. Now the crews heads south towards Waterloo with 75 cars of grain for ADM in Cedar Rapids. At Waterloo this grain will be h... (more)

Iowa Northern's North Crew heads south with 75 cars of grain bound for ADM in Cedar Rapids, IA. This crew just picked up the 75 cars of grain off the DM&E at Nora Springs. The crew had a slug set ... (more)