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

The Final Nail In The Coffin For Iowa Northern. Back on January 30, 2024, Canadian National Railroad and the Iowa Northern Railroad filed an application seeking approval from the STB (Unite... (more)

The EJ&E 657 had a 10am checkup appointment with the Hulcher Doctor today in Waterloo. 5 new traction motors will be installed under the old girl due to some of the wheels being hit by the wheel i... (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)

CN 5693 pulls up to Osage Ave in Waterloo, Iowa with M33891 29 in tow, almost ready to depart from Hilltop, bound straight for Dubuque. It was nice to see a train with an (almost) solid SD75I cons... (more)

Iowa Northern BUWA at Waterloo Yard

Right after a late evening T-storm passes by, the sun peaks through the clouds just in time for the southbound Iowa Northern Railway Oelwein Job heading across the Cedar River Bridge in Waterloo, ... (more)

The Iowa Northern had leased some LLPX units to help out while their power gets PTC installed back in 2020 These units have been pretty common on the local Waterloo switcher during the day time. H... (more)

The mid-day Waterloo to Butler job is about to hit the CN CTC main on the westside of Waterloo. This job normally operates from IANR Bryant Yard in Waterloo to the Butler Yard north of Shell Rock.... (more)

CN has started to move some of their retire power to Iowa. Those units are box car and DIT, so CN is still able to load up the locomotive consists as needed. Here is the daily Waterloo to Ft. Dodg... (more)

CN 8004 leads an eastbound manifest as it departs Waterloo, IA.

IC GP10 no. 8062 is in the Waterloo, IA roundhouse. The nose logo indicates this unit has yet to be re-lettered to ICG. Waterloo was an important terminal on ICG's line from Chicago to Omaha, and ... (more)

My 337 trip back to Waterloo from Dubuque featured this power. Usually we take the power to the fueling pad, but 338's power was in the way. So while the carman inspected our cars, and the conduct... (more)

After 42 years of service to the railroad, December 4th was the retirement day for Mark Iams. Mark start with the ICG back in 1979. As with most old heads around the railroad he has seen his share... (more)

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)