Monday, July 31, 2017

Lonely Locomotive


Locomotive of Rail Switching Service sitting by itself in Waterloo, Iowa

Saturday, July 15, 2017

Iowa Northern Train in Waterloo, Iowa


Iowa Northern train led by locomotive 1501 leads a train on a cloudy Sunday afternoon a year ago on July 15, 2016 Waterloo, Iowa.

Friday, July 14, 2017

The Last Convertible on Memorial Day


A member of the Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors rides in the Waterloo, Iowa Memorial Day parade.

The car he is riding in is a 1975 or 1976 Cadillac ElDorado. Cadillac discontinued convertibles after the 1976 model year and it was billed as the end of convertible cars, no more would be made. The death announcement was a little premature because in 1984 the ElDorado convertible returned and it was not the first. Just because something goes away doesn't mean it won't come back!

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Boy Scouts learn about trains


Iowa Northern Railway locomotive 678, former Amtrak F40PHR 241 is on display while employees of the railroad explain how a railroad works in Waterloo, Iowa.