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Coverage of railroad activity and other media content in the greater NWI / Chicagoland area
Grain Elevator Special on the Iowa Northern Railroad
On advise from a friend, I decided to focus a bit more on lineside structures on this day trackside, which is the only time I've been able to catch all three mainline jobs on the IANR. The Waterloo - Cedar Rapids turn is the most elusive as it doesn't seem to run every day, starts at zero hour with all of it's southbound run in the dark, and has large portions of the ROW inaccessible and is unable to paced. There is still a considerable amount of the mainline at 10mph due to the poor rail condition.
Timestamps:
0:00-1:33 Waterloo-Cedar Rapids job at Vinton, IA
1:34-3:49 Mt Auburn
3:50-8:41 La Porte City
8:42-11:28 Along US 218 north of La Porte City
11:29-14:41 Waterloo-Butler yard job at Shell Rock
14:42-16:13 Manly-Waterloo job at Shell Rock, Union Ave
16:14-18:12 Waterloo-Butler yard job at 225th St
18:13-19:43 Rockford
19:44-23:00 180th St Nora Springs
23:01-24:51 US Rt 18 Nora Springs
24:52-27:25 Rock Falls
27:26-29:17 Plymouth Jct
29:18-36:05 340th St Manly
36:06-37:07 Manly, IA
Timestamps:
0:00-1:33 Waterloo-Cedar Rapids job at Vinton, IA
1:34-3:49 Mt Auburn
3:50-8:41 La Porte City
8:42-11:28 Along US 218 north of La Porte City
11:29-14:41 Waterloo-Butler yard job at Shell Rock
14:42-16:13 Manly-Waterloo job at Shell Rock, Union Ave
16:14-18:12 Waterloo-Butler yard job at 225th St
18:13-19:43 Rockford
19:44-23:00 180th St Nora Springs
23:01-24:51 US Rt 18 Nora Springs
24:52-27:25 Rock Falls
27:26-29:17 Plymouth Jct
29:18-36:05 340th St Manly
36:06-37:07 Manly, IA
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Amtrak Southwest Chief, TP&W, & BNSF freight action
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A compilation of TP&W and Amtk / BNSF activity over the weekend of the 2024 Galesburg Train Show 0:00-1:34 TP&W train in East Peoria with MQT and RCPE power 1:35-2:35 Amtk Southwest Chief departing Galesburg westbound 2:36-5:04 BNSF freight follows Amtrak out of Galesburg
Westbound parade after derailment on the UPRR Clinton Sub!7 30 2024
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On July 29 2024 the UPRR had a major intermodal derailment at Glidden, IA in the late afternoon. While I was out along US Hwy 30 the following morning there were numerous westbounds tied down on the main, only locals to places east of Gliden were running on the adjacent main. While coming back west along Hwy 30 in the afternoon of July 30, I noticed there were crew vans delivering crews to the ...
Iowa Northern as it should be: F40's and slugs, with no lease units!
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On 7/26/2024 managed to catch the 3 daily trains that operate around Butler yard in Shell Rock, IA though getting skunked on the Cedar Rapids turn in the early morning. After brief chases of those, ran over to catch the Oelwein job and barely caught them before they got to Fairbank. This would be the first time I saw them continue on to Oelwein, though sunset prevented catching a return trip wi...
Union Pacific Cedar Rapids yard locals and Clinton Sub action
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UPRR yard locals, block swapping road freights, and fast freights on the Clinton Sub transcon Timestamps: 0:00-2:23 On 7/17 North yard local brings cut through downtown 2:24-5:50 Beverly yard power hooks up to cut and pulls west across Cedar River back to their yard 5:51-7:17 North yard power cuts away and returns to their depot 7:18-8:59 On 7/23, a westbound intermodal clears Beverly yard 9:00...
Loaded coal trains, Crandic action, and a NS visitor through Cedar Rapids
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On July 6, 2024 the southwest side of Cedar Rapids stayed busy with mainline UPRR action, the Beverly yard local interchanging with Crandic, two CIC jobs working unit trains out to the IAIS interchange, and a bonus empty ethanol train with NS power, a rare sight in Iowa excluding the Geeps that work the isolated Des Moines Glake yard. Timestamps: 0:00-2:27 Loaded UPRR coal 135 cars 2:28-4:52 CI...
29 trains at the Gary railroad funnel! Amtk, CN, NS, and CSX action! BLE, EJE, IC, & GTW on display
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Clark Rd on 5/12/2024 yielded 29 trains caught on camera. This wasn't even close to the total running through the daytime as I broke away for a while to chase the CSS and wasn't filming for a decent portion of the afternoon while catching up with old railfan associate trtr. Check out his channel for the highest quality videos in Chicagoland. 0:00-2:29 SBD heritage unit and Kirk yard hump set 2:...
SP power on the Oskaloosa local with IANR action, better action than a Biden debate!
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Managed to sneak a quick catch of the IANR Cedar Rapids turn northbound yesterday, seen at Palo, IA. Unfortunately it would stop there to switch and I had business elsewhere, managed to get most of the fairly sizeable train including a rare F40 not usually seen pulling freight. Next up, the UPRR Oskaloosa Sub has been running a SP leader south of out Marshalltown lately, managed to catch it at ...
IAIS short CBBI train with heavy road power
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A very short South Amana - Silvis road freight (the CBBI, Council Bluffs to Blue Island) runs on the Iowa Interstate, caught departing South Amana yard, at Homestead, along US Hwy 6 east of Oxford, and finally coming off a nice stretch of 40mph mainline into a 25mph restriction at Park Rd in Tiffin, which continues through Coralville and ultimately Iowa City before returning to 40mph out to the...
IANR on its last legs Vol. 5
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On 6/9/2024 the IANR had a 4 pack of matched power working the Waterloo - Shell Rock transfer. Caught at Butler yard, the job works back toward Waterloo, with a shot at the Cedar Falls bridge which is undergoing strengthening work. Once off the CN main, the L571 departs westbound. Later that afternoon, the Oelwein job switches cars around in Bryant yard before departing toward Fairbank.
IANR on its last legs Vol. 4, multiple 4 packs of power!
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On 6/8/2024, managed to catch the Waterloo - Shell Rock job returning, the daily CN L571 departing Waterloo and chased to New Hartford, the Shell Rock "Butler yard" switcher working, and out to the Oelwein branch to catch a 4 pack of power working out to the ethanol plant at Fairbank. Timestamps: 0:00-3:26 Waterloo-Shell Rock job returning on the CN at CP Jaxton 3:27-7:39 IANR at Hanover St 7:4...
IANR on its last legs Vol. 3 The Oelwein branch
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Managed to get to Waterloo on the "early" side on enough time to see the presumably Cedar Rapids turn tuck its train away. Then ran off to Shell Rock to be skunked on action with 2 trains tied down. On a long loop back through, managed to catch up to a rather early Oelwein turn working east. 0:00-1:35 Waterloo 1:36-4:31 Big Rock Rd, Dunkerton 4:32-5:50 Dunkerton St 5:51-9:52 Wheeler Rd 9:53-12:...
IANR on its last legs Vol. 2, the north end. Shell Rock to Manly
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Round 2 of the documentary of the demise of the IANR explores the north end of operations from Shell Rock to Manly. 0:00-1:44 Northbound departing from Shell Rock yard 1:45-9:35 Shell Rock yard local switching 9:36-10:58 Packard, IA 10:59-13:18 Greene, IA 13:19-16:22 North of Marble Rock 16:23-17:24 180th St 17:25-18:29 Nora Jct I would lose the train after this point, having moved further up t...
Iowa Northern RR on it's last legs, land of the lease units and an empty Bryant yard
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The Iowa Northern Railroad, one of the last independently owned Class 2 railroads in the country appears to be on its last legs, with lease units in primary service. The main Bryant yard is unusually full of IANR power, and an also unusually empty Bryant yard in Waterloo seems to indicate winding down operations due to the impending CN takeover. Timestamps: 0:00-7:13 Shell Rock yard switcher 7:...
South Shore Freight on a Sunday
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On a tip from my good friend trtr (go check out his channel for some of the best Chicagoland videos) I managed to catch the CSS running an extra freight west at Gary, IN. First shot at Goff siding in Gary, then managed to get ahead of them at Harrison St, and finally east of Kennedy Ave in East Chicago. With the double track project complete and track speeds greatly increased, it was clear ther...
CPKC detour train on the former C&NW! UPRR Clinton Sub action with unit grain and coal trains
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CPKC detour train on the former C&NW! UPRR Clinton Sub action with unit grain and coal trains
Iowa Interstate 3 trains on Saturday afternoon. Passing by the worlds largest truck stop!
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Iowa Interstate 3 trains on Saturday afternoon. Passing by the worlds largest truck stop!
Reefers and Lumber. A little splash of color on the old C&NW in Clarence, IA
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Reefers and Lumber. A little splash of color on the old C&NW in Clarence, IA
IANR Waterloo - Shell Rock transfer with 8 units on the head end! F40M-2F and GP40-LW action!
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IANR Waterloo - Shell Rock transfer with 8 units on the head end! F40M-2F and GP40-LW action!
The last C&NW AC44CW on the UPRR Clinton Sub
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The last C&NW AC44CW on the UPRR Clinton Sub
Iowa Interstate with BOTH heritage units leading. 3 road trains at South Amana
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Iowa Interstate with BOTH heritage units leading. 3 road trains at South Amana
CPKC and BNSF Barstow locals in Moline, IL
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CPKC and BNSF Barstow locals in Moline, IL
The downtown dance with Union Pacific in Cedar Rapids! Elephant style SD40-2's and a GP15
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The downtown dance with Union Pacific in Cedar Rapids! Elephant style SD40-2's and a GP15
A gloomy day at Clark Rd with Bessemer & Lake Erie power
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A gloomy day at Clark Rd with Bessemer & Lake Erie power
The YAWA and WAER on the Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad, switching Foamex in Corry
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The YAWA and WAER on the Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad, switching Foamex in Corry
Iowa Northern Shell Rock transfer in Waterloo
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Iowa Northern Shell Rock transfer in Waterloo
Withering on the grapevine: Chasing lunar and approach signals CSX CP58, rare NS meet Ripley NY
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Withering on the grapevine: Chasing lunar and approach signals CSX CP58, rare NS meet Ripley NY
Love the Rockford and 180th clips where we were getting back up to speed after heavies were done going over the big bridge and we were climbing a hill between Rockford & Nora 🙂 all of the welded rail is installed now and they just need to do a bunch of surface work from Stoffer-Manly then no more 10MPH. Not sure if the stop signs at Plymouth will ever be replaced with a automatic interlocking signal like the ones at Nora
Fantastic captures well done enjoyed the video 👍🏻 Have a great weekend and the rest of your day
Great captures enjoyed Have a great weekend
Kirk yard action is such a treat
Nice video very cool watch the train at work 👍🏻 Have a great rest of your day 😎🫵
Thank you 👍
Nice catch....516 is the 30th Anniversary unit painted somewhat in Rock Island colors.
It is nice having a few units in unique paint. There's a Geep rebuilding program going on too that's updating the cabs and adding air conditioning so I'm sure they'll be around for a while longer
Great captures awesome video . Have a great rest of your day
Thanks for the continued channel patronage
Just on The Wide World of Trains another awesome exclusive train meet. Fantastic.
Thank you very much!
Excellent captures heavy power on the trains great video enjoy the day 😎🚂🫵
Much appreciated
Nice catches their well done enjoy the rest of your day 😎🚂🫵
Thanks!
We have just started using the tracks behind the newer building for our available units instead of crowding our service track. Side note-the 2 4100 units are in the process of ptc install
I had been wondering what was going on with the 4100 units. Saw some mechanical crews up in them last time in town and thought perhaps they'd be pulled out for a road train. Not to be....
Don’t believe it took me so long to see this, but great to see the video! Appreciate the shout too, thanks man. Glad you had some good luck that day!
Hard to see when Lord Zucky shadowbans content. Can't even crack 100 views unless it's IAIS action
Date and time of your video?
Recently. Very recently.
Nice shots. Jointed rail. If these historical laid pieces could talk.🦜 the stories they might tell...
Had been trying to find rail section data for quite some time, there's several stretches of track up there that are either corroded / pitted to the point you can't see the mill data. Appears to be mainly 90# from the late 1930's. While IANR runs 10mph on it, we used to run 25mph on it at multiple other shortlines I managed, with multi-million dollar derailments not uncommon as a result.
It is mostly 1930 something control cooled rail. There is a little over 2 miles of newer 115lb rail east of Dunkerton. This is done to get 90lb rail to replace broken rail. Oelwein is a mix of 100/110/112/115 lb rail
@@ianr2003 yeah, out in the swamps.... worst gnat infestation I've seen since living in south GA
Should be 1930 something control cooled 90lb rail
If I read the filings before the STB correctly, Union Pacific has haulage over the entire IONR. I think UP should have purchased this small carrier. CN and its PSR implementation are questionable. 🚂
Neither UP or CN are desirable. They both have adjacent competitive corridors with interchanges at the system endpoints. There would be no benefit to interstate commerce for either one. For the last 50+ years, I can't think of a single instance where a class 1 acquiring a shortline improved conditions for a shipper.
@@Jfrmr1 I'm thinking about the existing haulage and export capacity. CSX is doing a good job since they've purchased Pan Am Railways. Infrastructure getting much better.
@@stevenconnolly7907 It would be interesting to see a comparison of year-over-year carload traffic, shipper complaints, and growth vs connectivity to ports and the system traffic realignments caused by it
Im guessing a decision by the STB should happen this month.
My projection is that as soon as CN gets it, they will raise the tariff on carload business and run off all the small grain customers to trucks, which will have to run it to transload grain terminals on larger elevators along the mainline (have seen a version of this happen along a CSX line as a rr manager). Then, they'll cry about no business and petition the STB for abandoning most of the mainline, with the exception of a branch to Shell Rock out of Cedar Falls to serve the industries there that can afford volume pricing. The Oelwein branch will be lucky to survive, as well as the line from Shell Rock to Manly. I'd guess the majority of the former IANR system has 3 years from takeover to scrapping and turning into a bike path. Source: I was a marketing manager on a shortline competing for business on an adjacent CN corridor.
@@Jfrmr1 Thank you so much for this I filed into the STB under protest/opposition. Re. Tariff rate increases. I'm disappointed by the performance of elected officials in support of CN. The CEO of Iowa Northern also did an interrogatory supportive of CN yet negative of CPKS. I don't understand this. 🛤️
Tons or welded rail going in says a Lil something 😉
4003’s air compressor was on its way out the door and finally gave out by the time we got to Manly. Should’ve caught us going by the depot in Rockford. Usually end up picking up speed through town and is notched up by the depot / park.
If I ever could remember to bring the scanner with, I'd have stayed with the rest of the trip! Was nice seeing at least a good portion of the north end with the new CWR in though. Any idea on the schedule change for the Waterloo-Shell Rock afternoon job? 3 weekends in a row up there and haven't seen it run.
@@Jfrmr1You can usually catch all 3 jobs between 10-1300 around Shell Rock. Things are slow right now
well that makes sense why I don't see them at 1-2pm at Waterloo anymore, they must be running earlier.
It's Butler Yard, not Shell Rock Yard.
True, just used the local town name for context since my editing skills are on point with a kindergarteners.
What time of day do these guys usually run?
Depends on a few factors but usually 1-2pm they're departing Waterloo. Oelwein job comes out behind them usually around 4 or so. Pretty consistent most Sundays
@@Jfrmr1 Thank you.
nice horn in the begining clip
Got to love that former BRC C424
Sick- sounding horn!
Much appreciated. I was glad to catch it just before the sun went down.
My apologies for the wind, Iowa is brutal during the winter / early spring.
I think Union Pacific should buy the Iowa Northern not CN.
Nothing good comes out of class 1's buying regionals / shortlines.
i think IANR should stay its own railroad However IANR is still staying IANR but CN just owns it now (if that makes any sense)
The decision before the STB is pending.
Nice Catch On The 2 UP Locals
Much appreciated. Definitely an odd meet for the downtown area
That 6 is a piggg
Do you ever get a chance to do the BNSF Chillicothe Sub. between Coal City Westward to State Line? They have some 70 mph "Z" Trains that are fun to watch.
I’ve been wanting to get over there for quite some time. I believe they called that stretch “the racetrack” from old Santa Fe days?
Great video! The part of Clark Road between the RR tracks and Rte12. I would feel more comfortable being strapped.
I drove through Gary every day for 2 years and I don’t ever recall feeling leery. I suspect I’d feel different at 1am on MLK though
😊 Nice collection of rail cars!
I believe those are f40 locomotives my friend.
The first lead locomotive is, there aren't any others in the video
That whistle needs a tune up.
Looks Like A Good Spot To Watch Trains
Only 1 up and back local a day at this spot but in the city having CN, IAIS, CIC, IANR, and the UP transcon makes for non stop action
Great videos! When does IANR usually operate around Manly?
Thanks for the kind words. Wish I knew more, it was the first time I had ventured that far north. Used to be in Waterloo-Shell Rock area every few weeks but life events have prevented that lately
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Where is that dash 8 now?
No clue, was nice to see out though
I remember when the CF&E was Conrail and they had two tracks at County Line Road in Hobart
The old Pennsy main, nothing like how they’ve gutted it now. NS runs most traffic on the adjacent NKP main
This should be interesting, as CN Rail has bought this railroad...
Say goodbye to all the interesting motive power, and welcome boring GEVO’s working the ethanol plants
Our glorious leader returns...
Striving for excellence and achieving shadowbanning
Great video.
I feel like this one is gonna blow up with the recent news of the CN takeover, the worst possible deal for east central Iowa railroading
Nice shot of strange consist. If CN grabs it, those wide nose will be back home 😂😂 Really shiny paint. Wonder if F40 came from brankrupt Canadian American rlwy. Nice tribute to railroaders with that statue, caboose and GP9 even if headlights are gone....
A shame all this will be gone next year. Can't believe they're gonna let CN have it.
@@Jfrmr1 the good point is that CN won´t touch it if it was a cash burner. But for a money maker, Oh yes. Thanks for your comment.
The rebuilt F40's came from CDAC. The owner of IANR was one of the executives of Iron Road and got to keep IANR. As part of the IR bankruptcy he got some of IR's assets.
Thanks
@@Maine_RailfanIR went under because of Lac Mégantic. After that, all of IR’s railways, especially MMA went under as well. All the F40M-2F’s and 461, the special F40MPH-2F. It sounds like CN might scrap them along with the GP40s and the slugs
Excellent video I got 3 new video
Smash the like button!
I don't care, YT has me shadow banned anyway
@@Jfrmr1 You deserve the like button smashing whether or not you are shadow banned.
Looks Like The Second Locomotive is Having Issues
Nah, it’s just living out it’s dream of being a C636 pulling tonnage over Keating Summit
🌟 promo sm
Nice Catch On The Flat Cars Loaded With John Deere Tractors
Fortunately it's an everyday occurrence here with new loads coming off the IANR Waterloo John Deere plant
First comment.
nice to see some folks up on a fine Sunday evening
Love your description.
TBH I forgot how ruthless I was with the description, but I stand by it lol
I actually live here in Ottumwa, and will occasionally go out and try and catch something on either sub. Why I say occasionally is because of personal reasons.
...guess I should've pressed on westward with you that evening instead of cutting off at State Line. Love that shot of the empty petcoke train meeting the CFE at Cottage Grove.
I didn’t even think of it being a petcoke train, guess I was more fixated on the CFE and switcher and just wrote off the mainline move… weird
The Tunnel Motor Sounded Like It Was Not Online
It's rare for the FWCH to have more than 2 units so it most likely wasn't