Now we would have photo runby 2.
Photo runby 2 at Shellsburg.
A view of our train.
Iowa Northern GP38AC 3809, ex. CSX 2154, nee Louisville and Nashville 4024 built by Electro-Motive Division in 1971.
The Welcome to Shellsburg rock, after which I relocated for the next runby.
Photo runby 3.
Photo runby 4.
Photo Runby 5, after which everyone reboared the train and we continued on to Waterloo, crossing Bear Creek and Mud Creek before running through Vinton.
The train ran through Vinton and its Rock Island station built in 1900, as well as Rock Island caboose 17823, nee Rock Island 17023 built by International Car in 1958.
The Cedar River. The train crossed Hinkle Creek before running by the Terra and United States Steel spurs then through the woods and fields with many deer seen along our route.
Fields on the way to Mount Auburn. We crossed Spring Creek then ran into La Porte City.
The La Porte City Rock Island station built before 1914.
The La Porte City water tower.
Aspro Sand & Gravel in Waterloo.
The train pulled into near the Iowa Northern Railroad shop complex where some of us would have a catered lunch inside, although most would eat outside.
Passengers going to lunch.
Iowa Northern MP1500D 1502, ex. Motive Power Industries 1503, exx. Coastal Marine Contractors Railroad 102, exxx. Chicago and North Western 4207, exxxx. Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific 4553, nee Chicago Rock island and Pacific 1309 built by Motive Power Industries in 1998, was on display outside the shops.
Our train next to the Hawkeye Express passenger cars.
Iowa Northern bi-level coach 7704, nee Chicago and North Western 53 built by Pullman-Standard in 1960.
Iowa Northern bi-level coach 7743, nee Chicago and North Western 92 built by Pullman-Standard in 1961, was behind the shop building. I then enjoyed an excellent chicken lunch outside.
Iowa Northern GP38AC 3809, ex. CSX 2154, nee Louisville and Nashville 4024 built by Electro-Motive Division in 1971.
Iowa Northern GP38AC 3807, ex. CSX 9664, exx. CSX 2152, exxx. Seaboard System 6243, nee Louisville and Nashville 4022 built by Electro-Motive Division in 1971.
Iowa Northern GP40-2LW 4001, nee Canadian National 9425 built by Electro-Motive Division in 1974.
Iowa Northern MP2000D 2004 built by Motive Power Industries in 1998.
Iowa Northern MP2000D 2005 built by Motive Power Industries in 1998.
I then reboarded the train and took one last picture of the Iowa Northern shop area. We left Waterloo for Cedar Rapids at 1:00 PM as I relaxed most of the way, back with the exception of a photo runby at MP 133.
