Eastern Railroad Discussion > IATR Electrics at Mason City

I passed through Mason City this past Monday, and although the weather was terrible, I still spent a little time shooting the Iowa Traction as I always try to do (you never know how long stuff like this is going to last).   The train was just leaving the yard at Emery with three tank cars for Mason City when I arrived.  The first shot is on top of the hill just outside Emery.  The second is about half-way down the line.  The third image shows the crew performing a powered drop on the interchange track near Clear Lake Junction.  I wish I hadn't left so soon; I was caught in a snow squall an hour or so later near Des Moines and ended up sitting idle for several hours while they cleaned the accidents off of I-35.  

CPengineer



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/26/20 16:31 by CPengineer.

---

---

---

Three more.  The last one is at Clear Lake Junction just south of Mason City.  The Union Pacific crosses IATR here.  

---

---

---

How wonderful to see an old friend from the early 1970's (Almost fifty years ago!) still working.
Bob

One railroad I really want to shoot...

As the new owners once said just after purchase, "America's cleanest shortline".

Out 

Cool pics...

I like the last one.

#50 used to run near me on the Washington & Old Dominion. Glad to se her still running!

Posted from Android

That's a handsome little motor. Nices images all.

MWPerkins

Posted from Android