About Us
Iowa Northern Railway Company is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It also has offices, repair and maintenance shops and yard facilities in Manly, Greene, and Waterloo.
Iowa Northern Railway Company, was formed in 1984 following the liquidation of the assets of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company. The line runs diagonally through Iowa northwest to southeast from Manly to Cedar Rapids, Iowa and a branch line from Waterloo to Oelwein, Iowa.
A group led by Dan Sabin took over management of the line in 1994. At that time the railroad handled 15,000 revenue cars annually and the average track speed was under 10 mph. The railroad has invested millions in bringing the line up to a state of good repair while increasing reliability and customer service.
The Iowa Northern has two ethanol producers, Flint Hills Resources operating its Fairbank facility and another ethanol facility in Butler County just north of Shell Rock, Iowa.
Manly Terminal is a first of its kind terminal built to support the ethanol industry in the efficient handling of transportation, storage, and trading of ethanol and related commodities. Located in the heart of ethanol production in the United States, it is ideally situated to provide a conduit between producers and Class I railroads, between buyers and sellers, and allowing every marketer access to every destination in North America.
Iowa Northern Stats
- Operating Miles: Nearly 200 Miles
- Total Rail Cars: 500 Covered Grain Hoppers
- Locomotive Fleet: 12 EMD GP38-2, 1 EMD F40PH, 3 EMD GP40-2W,
4 EMD F40M-2F, 2 MP1500D, 2 MP2000D, 2 Slugs - Employee Headcount: 120
Railroad Interchanges:
- Manly: UP
- Nora Springs: CP (formerly IC&E/DM&E) To: CSXT, NS, and KCS
- Waterloo: CN To: BNSF
- Cedar Rapids: UP, CN, CIC To: IAIS
