Iowa Traction Railway
43°08′06″N 93°16′48″W / 43.135°N 93.280°W
Network of the IATR and its predecessors | |
IATR #54 hauling a train in 2009. | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Mason City, Iowa |
| Reporting mark | IATR |
| Dates of operation | 1897– |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Electrification | Overhead line, 600 V DC |
| Other | |
| Website | |
The Iowa Traction Railway Company (reporting mark IATR), formerly the Iowa Traction Railroad Company, is a class III shortline railroad operating in the United States as a common carrier. It was originally founded in 1896 as the Mason City and Clear Lake Railway, a passenger carrier. Since 1937, Business has been exclusively freight. The company's main line connects Mason City and Clear Lake, Iowa. The IATR is notable for being one of two remaining non-passenger railroads in the United States to use electric locomotives.