Back in 2024, the daily Butler to Waterloo local (BUWA) began the day switching cars out on the south end of Butler. The crew would have over 3 hours of work before heading south with cars for the... (more)

The Butler Yard to Waterloo daily freight pulls into the CN yard at Waterloo to do interchange work. The crew passes the 2 EJ&E switch engines the CN normally has on hand for the local assignments... (more)

The IANR's BUWA is putting its train together at the south end of Butler for the trip to Waterloo. Ironically, the GP40-2LW's are former CN units. After CN officially took control of the Iowa Nort... (more)

IANR GP38-2 3811 leads BUWA South outside of Shell Rock.

IANR GP38-2 3805 leads a short manifest West through Cedar Falls.

Code Blue. With an air temperature hovering around -3, Iowa Northern train BUWA (Butler to Waterloo) is slowly making its way south through the small town of Shell Rock, Iowa. IANR 451, 395... (more)

IANR GP38-2 3811 leads a ethanol train East, approaching the CN yard in Waterloo.

With the CN purchase now approved, I'm glad for this last trip to the Iowa Northern. The lead motor turned 50 this month, rolling out of London, ON with a build date of 05/74... and after a short... (more)

Iowa Northern's Butler to Waterloo job backs out of the CN yard at Waterloo after a pickup and setout. This job normally goes to work at 9am and works south handling all the traffic from Butler an... (more)

Iowa Northern BUWA crossing the Cedar River