Watching a 104-year-old locomotive (well, technically 3 months shy of 104) still working is, frankly, awe inspiring. As Iowa Traction Railway Company 50-Ton Steeplecab 50 was shoving a long strin... (more)
The switchman riding on Iowa Traction Railway Company 50-Ton Steeplecab 50 hops off the moving train in the classic style, in use for over one-hundred years before "3-Point Safety Contact&quo... (more)
Look closely, and you can tell if Iowa Traction Railway Company 50 is pulling or shoving these covered hoppers at the AGP elevator. Note that the trolley pole at the front of the locomotive is ra... (more)
Two of Iowa Traction Railway Company's electric-powered 50-Ton Steeplecab locomotives … IATR 54, built in 1923 by General Electric; has just arrived and the crew has pulled down it t... (more)
The Iowa Traction Railway Company (reporting mark IATR) is a class III common carrier shortline railroad, operating 10.4 miles (16.7 km) of track connecting Mason City and Clear Lake, Iowa. Howev... (more)
The Last Interurban: Unfortunately tied down for the weekend, IATR 50 basks in afternoon light. This BLW-Westinghouse product is 101 years old this month, and is still earning its keep in r... (more)
A 100-year-old Steeplecab, IATR 50, still earning its keep on the Iowa Traction Railroad in Iowa. The railroad was quite busy on this cool June morning. Not heaven, but close.
Sometimes the shadow can be your friend. I like how the ground guy's shadow it prefect in on the ground and how the motorman is working on flipping the trolley pole for direction change in this sh... (more)
The Iowa Traction has just finished switching out the Renewable Energy Group ethanol facility and heads east with a big cut of tank cars. Locomotives:IATR 50 BLW Steeple Cab
Iowa Traction #50 shoves a cut of empty covered hoppers into the AGP corn processing plant in Mason City, Iowa.Locomotives:IATR 50 BLW Steeple Cab
IATR steeple cab electric #50 is tied up for the day outside the AGP facility after the crew finished serving the industry. Locomotives:IATR 50 BLW Steeple Cab
The Iowa Traction Railroad's BLW steeple cab locomotive #50 sits outside the AGP corn processing facility after a day's work. Locomotives:IATR 50 BLW Steeple Cab
The rising sun casts it's rays on stormy skies and the Iowa Traction transload yard just before the crew goes on duty to begin the day's work. Locomotives:IATR 50 BLW Steeple Cab
The Iowa Traction Railroad BLW steeple cab electric number 50 heads past the AGP corn processing plant after shoving in a cut of covered hoppers. Locomotives:IATR 50 BLW Steeple Cab
The Iowa Traction railroad uses BLW steeple cab electric number 50 to shove a large cut of covered hoppers into the AGP corn processing facility in Mason City, Iowa. Locomotives:IATR 5... (more)
