MinnKota Railfan
Cooperative Roots - Carpenter, IA
Reliving much of the hay-day of railroading, many of the spider-webs of rail lines through the heart of the Midwest still exist in northern and central Iowa. One such example is a branch line on the Canadian Pacific between Austin Minnesota and Mason City Iowa. Wyes at Mason City Iowa and Lyle, Austin, and Owatonna Minnesota split the remains of the "Corn Lines" from the Chicago Great Western days, still servicing local communities with cooperative roots along the way. The CP is seen here with a local shooting south past the Northern Country Cooperative elevator in the small town of Carpenter Iowa on its way back to Mason City.
Cooperative Roots - Carpenter, IA
Reliving much of the hay-day of railroading, many of the spider-webs of rail lines through the heart of the Midwest still exist in northern and central Iowa. One such example is a branch line on the Canadian Pacific between Austin Minnesota and Mason City Iowa. Wyes at Mason City Iowa and Lyle, Austin, and Owatonna Minnesota split the remains of the "Corn Lines" from the Chicago Great Western days, still servicing local communities with cooperative roots along the way. The CP is seen here with a local shooting south past the Northern Country Cooperative elevator in the small town of Carpenter Iowa on its way back to Mason City.