Schmidt - Waterloo Cedar Falls and Northern

From the Schmidt Photo Collection, the Waterloo Cedar Falls and Northern

Waverly line       May 20, 1950

Waverly line       May 20, 1950

Waverly line       May 20, 1950

Waverly car backing west from Waterloo depot.
Will reverse at West Wye.    4/11/48

Waterloo Station.  Car to Cedar Falls, left.   Waverly car, right.

Waterloo shop yard, showing loads of John Deer tractors,
road's most profitable freight.     4/11/48

Waterloo shops.  Roundhouse for electrics.  Turntable.

Waterloo shops, from roundhouse.
Note turntable, unusual on electric interurbans.    4/11/48

Loco #6.  Lightest on the line.  Used on Waterloo-Cedar Falls run.
Baldwin Westinghouse 1927        4/11/48

Loco #187.   Westinghouse 1912.   "Workhorse of the road."    4/11/48

Open obs car newly painted at Waterloo shops

Loco #207.  Gen Electric 1931    90 tons    Hauls 70 loads.
Bought 1947 from mining road on Mesabi Range.
This is 1 of 2 bought.      4/11/48

Old Waterloo-Cedar Falls cars.   Note maximum traction trucks.    4/11/48

Waterloo-Cedar Falls car & motorman Van Gundy.
Note cap & switch key dangling.    4/10/48

Suburban car bet. Waterloo & Cedar Falls.
Recently purchased from Knoxville Transit Lines.
Note mail box slot.      4/10/48

Rear of Waverly car.  Note sign, steps, & trucks - rear
wheels of lesser diameter than front pair.     4/10/48

Sole car bet. Waterloo & Waverly      4/10/48

Moving freight on siding at Gilbertville, from rear
of moving passenger car.     4/9/48

Depot at Cedar Rapids    4/9/48

Interurban at Cedar Rapids depot.   Car has enclosed observation platform
with heavy trap covers which fold up on door when latter is opened.    4/9/48

Car up grade toward depot from valley of Cedar River
& pond (?)       Cedar Rapids.    4/9/48