| Home | Railroads | Facility | Location | Frequencies |
| Iowa | ||||
| Bellevue | IMRL | Street Running | 2nd St from High Street south to Elm St | IMRL 160.770 |
| Unknown number of trains | No restrooms, sreet parking | Map | IMRL 161.370 | |
| Bellevue | IMRL | Bellevue State Park | US Rt 52 at south end of Bellevue | IMRL 160.770 |
| Unknown number of trains | Restrooms, picnic areas, RV and | Lat N42° 14.984' Lon W90° 25.052' | IMRL 161.370 | |
| tent camping, hiking trails | ||||
| Scenic views of IMRL along the west | ||||
| bank of the Mississippi River | ||||
| Boone | UP Boone Sub | Scenic View Pulloff | Juneberry Rd south of 200th St | UP 160.890 |
| 50+ trains daily | View of Kate Shelley Bridge crossing the | Lat N42° 3.748' Lon W93° 58.238' | ||
| Des Moines River | ||||
| Restaurants and convenience stores | ||||
| in Boone | ||||
| Burt | UP Jewell Sub | Stateline Coop Grain Elevator | St Rt 169 North of Burt | UP 161.575 |
| Branch Line | Courteously requested permission to | Map | ||
| photograph their privately owned | Location confirmation needed | |||
| switch engine is usually granted. | ||||
| Cedar Falls | CN former IC | Ice House Museum | US Rt 20 between Main St and Franklin St | CN 160.190 |
| Iowa Northern | No restrooms. Street parking | Lat N42° 32.290' Lon W92° 26.898' | CN 160.920 | |
| Unknown number of trains | McDonalds Restaurant and Hobby | IN 161.385 | ||
| Shop nearby | ||||
| Cedar Rapids | UP former CNW | Indian Creek Nature Center | Otis Rd SE at Bertram Rd 3/4 mile south | UP 161.040 |
| 50+ trains daily | Restrooms, hiking trails, parking | of Mt Vernon Rd | ||
| Restaurants and convenience stores | Lat N41° 58.027' Lon W91° 34.813' | |||
| 2 1/2 miles west in Cedar Rapids | ||||
| Cedar Rapids | Cedar Rapids & Iowa City | Street Running | 9th Ave between 1st St and 3rd St | CRANDIC |
| Unknown number of trains | No restrooms | Lat N41° 58.352' Lon W91° 39.655' | 160.500 | |
| Restaurants 6 blocks north on 3rd Ave | 160.860 | |||
| Clinton | IMRL | Lock and Dam 13 Park | North end of 3rd St and Cragmor Dr | IMRL 160.770 |
| Unknown number of trains | Scenic view of IMRL along the west | Lat N41° 53.723' Lon W90° 10.798' | IMRL 161.370 | |
| bank of the river. | Marine 156.650 | |||
| Restrooms, picnic area, hiking trails | ||||
| Clinton | BNSF | Former CNW Depot | 13th Ave S at S 4th St | BNSF 160.695 |
| IMRL | No restrooms, limited parking. | Lat N41° 49.924' Lon W90° 11.619' | IMRL 160.770 | |
| UP | Railroad Police do patrol this area but | IMRL 161.370 | ||
| Unknown number of trains | will not bother railfans as long as | UP 161.040 | ||
| common safety proceddures are | ||||
| followed and railfans do not attempt | ||||
| to cross the tracks | ||||
| Clinton | IMRL | Street Running | Roosevelt St between 9th Ave and 16th Ave | IMRL 160.770 |
| Unknown number of trains | No restrooms, street parking | Lat N41° 51.275' Lon W90° 11.098' | IMRL 161.370 | |
| Council Bluffs | BNSF | Railswest Railroad Museum | Main St at 16th Ave | BNSF 161.415 |
| Unknown number of trains | Restrooms when museum is open | Lat N41° 14.813' Lon W95° 51.103' | ||
| Council Bluffs | UP Omaha Sub | Street Running | 12th St between Ave G and 9th St | UP 160.740 |
| 30+ trains daily | No restrooms, street parking | Map | ||
| Restaurants and convenience stores | ||||
| on Broadway west of 12th St | ||||
| Council Bluffs | UP Omaha Sub | Golden Spike Monument Park | S 21st St at 9th Ave | UP 160.740 |
| 30+ trains daily | Unknown facilities | Lat N41° 15.168' Lon W95° 52.483' | ||
| Davenport | IMRL | Park and Hiking Trail | Mound St at US Rt 61 | IMRL 160.770 |
| ICE | The trail runs along the Mississippi River | Lat N41° 31.775' Lon W90° 32.801' | IMRL 161.370 | |
| Unknown number of trains | to Bettendorf IA parallel to the IMRL tracks | Do not cross the tracks and avoid standing | ||
| for long periods of time nea the | ||||
| water works | ||||
| Dubuque | CN former IC | Mines of Spain State Recreation Area | Marjo Hills Rd off US Rt 61 | CN 160.190 |
| IMRL | A scenic overlook at the northeast corner | Lat N42° 27.544' Lon W90° 37.801' | CN 160.920 | |
| Unknown number of trains | of the park offers a view of CN, IMRL and | A hiking trail is being constructed along the | IMRL 160.770 | |
| BNSF across the river | river that may connect the park with the | IMRL 161.370 | ||
| Restrooms, picnic areas, hiking trails | downtown area providing addition views of | |||
| the railroads | ||||
| Estherville | UP former CRI&P Estherville Sub | Joe Hoye Park | NW 1st St 2 blocks north of Central Ave (St Rt 9) | UP 161.175 |
| Branch Line | Photogenic bridge crossing Des Moines | Lat N43° 24.3333' Lon W94° 50.6220' | ||
| River West Fork | ||||
| Restaurants and convenience stores nearby | ||||
| Fort Madison | BNSF | Riverview Park | End of 6th St at Ave H (US Rt 61) | BNSF 160.560 |
| Amtrak | View of BNSF Mississippi River Bridge | Lat N40° 37.743' Lon W91° 18.415' | BNSF 160.650 | |
| 60+ trains daily | Santa Fe Depot Museum | BNSF 161.160 | ||
| ATSF 4-8-4 #2913 on display | Live Web Cam | Marine 156.650 | ||
| Pedestrian bridge crosses the tracks | for swing bridge | |||
| for overhead view | ||||
| Restrooms, picnic areas, parking | ||||
| Restaurants and convenience stores | ||||
| nearby | ||||
| Fort Madison | BNSF | Amtrak Station | 20th St 3 blocks south of Ave L (US Rt 61) | BNSF 160.560 |
| Amtrak | Restaurants and convenience stores | Lat N40° 37.348' Lon W91° 20.079' | BNSF 160.650 | |
| 60+ trains daily | nearby | Do not cross the tracks | BNSF 161.160 | |
| Iowa City | IAIS | Oak Grove Park | Page St at Dodge St | IAIS 161.220 |
| Less than 10 trains daily | View of IAIS Engine House | Lat N41° 39.098' Lon W91° 31.573' | IAIS 160.305 | |
| No restrooms, street parking | ||||
| Restaurants nearby | ||||
| Iowa City | IAIS | Dodge Street Overpass | Dodge St between Page St and Bowery St | IAIS 161.220 |
| Less than 10 trains daily | Summit Street Overpass | Sunnit St between Walnut St and Bowery St | IAIS 160.305 | |
| View of IAIS Yard. | Map | |||
| Benches on the Summit Street overpass | ||||
| for railfans | ||||
| No restrooms, street parking | ||||
| Restaurants nearby | ||||
| Jewell | UP Jewell Sub | State Route 175 Overpass | 330th St (St Rt 175) appx 5 miles west of I-35 | UP 161.575 |
| Branch Line | Photogenic view of southbound trains on a | Lat N42° 18.4134' Lon W93° 37.8278' | ||
| sweeping curve | ||||
| Restaurant and convenience store nearby | ||||
| Lansing | ICE | Multiple locations | Front St south of St Rt 9 | ICE 160.770 |
| Unknown number of trains | Long stretch of track next to Front Street | Lat N43° 21.814' Lon W91° 12.924' | ICE 161.085 | |
| Restaurants nearby | ICE 161.370 | |||
| Marshalltown | UP Boone Sub | Parking Area | 12th Ave between E Nevada St and Turner St | UP 160.890 |
| 80+ trains daily | Large open area at the east end of the yard. UP | Lat N42° 2.5415' Lon W92° 53.6220' | ||
| employees do use this area, but will not bother | ||||
| railfans as long as they stay out of the way and | ||||
| do not get close to the tracks. If they are waiting | ||||
| for a long time, they will sometimes visit with | ||||
| railfans. | ||||
| Restaurants and convenience stores | ||||
| nearby | ||||
| Missouri Valley | UP Blair Sub | Scenic View Pulloff | First intersection on US Rt 30 east of the | UP 160.740 |
| 30+ trains daily | View of UP former CNW 3-span Through Truss | Missouri River Bridge | ||
| Bridge crossing the Missouri River | Lat N41° 33.061' Lon W96° 05.630' | |||
| No restrooms | ||||
| Woodbine | CN Fort Dodge Sub | Scenic View Pulloff | Perry Trl south of 198th Ave | CN 161.190 |
| UP Boone Sub | Overlook view of parallel CN and UP | Lat N41° 42.038' Lon W95° 44.657' | UP 160.890 | |
| Unknown number of trains | lines | |||