IATR 50 - Mason City, Iowa
Iowa Traction, formerly the Mason City and Clear Lake Railway, then the Iowa Terminal, has remained relatively unchanged since the beginning. Still utilizing a fleet of Baldwin-Westinghouse steeple cab electrics from the 1920s, this is the last glimpse of electric freight railroading in the United States. This simple four mile long railroad still sees action every weekday.
Iowa Traction 50 was built for the Washington & Old Dominion Railway in October of 1920, making it 103 years at the time of this post.
In the age of modernization, the Iowa Traction stands the test of time.
IATR 50 - Mason City, Iowa
Iowa Traction, formerly the Mason City and Clear Lake Railway, then the Iowa Terminal, has remained relatively unchanged since the beginning. Still utilizing a fleet of Baldwin-Westinghouse steeple cab electrics from the 1920s, this is the last glimpse of electric freight railroading in the United States. This simple four mile long railroad still sees action every weekday.
Iowa Traction 50 was built for the Washington & Old Dominion Railway in October of 1920, making it 103 years at the time of this post.
In the age of modernization, the Iowa Traction stands the test of time.