Railfanning Mason City: Iowa Traction

[skinnyshit8888]

@ 3:23 :D

[cheechchongfan97]

Iowa Traction would be a awesome railroad to live near!

[claypiesexygod]

what voltage is this? i assume its some sort of DC

[earlnut]

@claypiesexygod It's been a long time since I've talked to the guy that runs it, but it seems like he told me it runs on 770 volts dc. And that the engine they use most of the time was built in 1924, but some of the rolling stock they have is 20 years or a little more older. They still have some of the old inter-urban passenger cars, but most of it buned up in a fire back in the 1960's. Those horns are really loud.

[irishleo2]

This would be the south side of Mason City

[adcomamps]

how old is this train

[irishleo2]

they both date to the 1920's

[MrFatalistFr]

You sort of take for granted switching a cut of cars and seeing IATR cars and then realizing this railroad is a trolley line and they own more equipment than the railroad I work for.

[Isochest]

A nice remaining oil proof interurban. The diesel monotony one sees in North America seems more ideological than economic given Peak Oil is with us.

[CSX6000]

Great video Jon! Really unique operation captured here.

[ConrailSD80MAC]

can anyone figure out this horn? It sounds sort of like a Wabco DD-5, but I'm not sure...

[CSX6000]

DD-5s are single notes. It's probably an AA-2.

[OSCALETRAINGUY]

SUPER VIDEO..I LOVE IT..

LETS SEE MORE...A+

I AGREE WITH len .thanks Steve

[Conrail6370]

Very nice video, nice and clear. Five stars.

Len.