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)