CN on Dec. 6 signed and closed an agreement to acquire Iowa Northern (IANR), an approximately 275-mile U.S. Class II (regional) railroad that it interchanges with in Waterloo and Cedar Rapids. Terms ...

(Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette) On Dec. 6, North American rail giant Canadian National (CN) announced it would attempt to acquire the Waterloo-based short line railroad Iowa Northern Railway (IANR).

CN has received approval from the U.S. Surface Transportation Board to acquire the Iowa Northern Railway Company, allowing CN to integrate IANR's 175 route miles into its extensive 20,000-mile ...

IOWA (KWWL) -- The Canadian National Railway (CN) is set to acquire the Iowa Northern Railway (IANR). The Iowa Northern Railway operates roughly 275 miles worth of track in the state of Iowa.