The Iowa Northern's 14:00 North Crew makes a stop for the DM&E Owatonna Sub at Plymouth Jct., before continuing north towards Manly. As soon as they clear DM&E train 616 will head south towards No... (more)

The Iowa Northern's 14:00 North Crew is working downtown Nora Springs on the DM&E with cars from and for the DM&E. The DM&E has been delivering alot of traffic for Manly and Cedar Rapids to the IA... (more)

The 14:00 North crew is working at Butler Yard building a 117 car ethanol train for the Canadian National at Waterloo. Here the crew spots the last empties at the plant before heading out to the m... (more)

The water in the Cedar River this morning is showing that the outside temperature isn't very warm. Matter of fact it is around -25 degrees wind chill as the North Crew works their way across Water... (more)

Well it is official, the Iowa Northern now has their railroad back in one piece. Here is the 1st revenue train across the rebuilt bridge. This line has been out of service since the floods in June... (more)

The North Crew has just finished their air test at Greene on the grain they picked up. Now they are departing south with the next stop at Butler Yard, near Shell Rock. This crew will run south all... (more)

The North Crew is now waiting on a backhoe and a cat to get this power unstuck near Nora Springs. The power can really get wedged in when you move thru drifts as seen by this photo. Doesnt take mu... (more)

Iowa Northern's North Crew works on digging out more snow before adding 5 engines to the 5 engines stuck in a decent snow drift south of Nora Springs. This part of railroading in the winter isnt m... (more)

It is hard to imagine that you can actually have 27,000 worth of horsepower and still be stuck. Here is the proof, 10 units and the rear 5 units can only be moved only a few inches back and forth.... (more)

A quartet of GP38-2s (3809, 3811, 3801 and 3804) lead Iowa Northern's North Crew pass a new siding under construction on the southeast side of Manly. Note the little cart of track supplies sitting... (more)

The North Crew slowly makes their way south towards Waterloo. This job had almost 100 cars today out of Nora Springs. This end is seeing all the traffic due to bridge still out in Waterloo due to ... (more)

It is getting to be that time of the year when farmers begin to get crops out of the fields. The beans are out in this field south of Marble Rock. The North Crew heads south with around 90 cars wi... (more)

The Iowa Northern's North Crew has just lined the electric lock switches on the Albert Lea Sub to get across the UP into the yard at Manly. The UP north dispatcher gives the IANR permission to mak... (more)

The North Crew is tied down for the holiday at the north end Clarksville. This job normally would be moving with 1 crew ever 8 hours, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week between Waterloo and Manly, but ... (more)

Back in 2000 the Iowa Northern wasn't doing as well as it is today. Power shortage cause the IANR to borrow power from the IMRL to help out. Here couple leased units power the North Crew towards M... (more)