Through its subsidiaries CCP and CEDR, CN operates a vital rail network across Iowa from the Missouri River to the Mississippi River. CN transports a wide range of products, including food, machinery, chemicals, and primary metals, while also supporting a strong ethanol franchise with plants along the routes between Dubuque and Sioux City and Council Bluffs corridor. The largest rail yard in CN’s Iowa network is in Waterloo.
Canadian National Railway (CN) contacts
Operates in Iowa as Chicago Central & Pacific (CCP) and Cedar River Railroad
(CEDR). CN is in the process of acquiring IANR.
www.cn.ca/en
Emergency number: 800-465-9239
Corporate HQ: 935 de La Gauchetiere St. W, Montreal PQ H3B 2M9
General offices: 17641 S. Ashland Ave., Homewood, IL 60430
BNSF in Iowa
- Miles of track owned/leased/serviced in Iowa: 596.3
- Miles operated under trackage rights in Iowa: 19.3
- Employees in Iowa: 186
Transloading Locations
Transloading Locations| A-C | D-L | S-W |
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| Cedar Falls, IA | Dubuque, IA | Sioux City, IA |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | Le Mars, IA | Williams, IA |
| Cherokee, IA | | |
Railroad Interchanges
Railroad Interchanges| Location | Railroad Interchange |
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| Cedar Rapids | - UP = Union Pacific
- CIC = Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway
- IAIS = Iowa Interstate Railroad
- IANR = Iowa Northern Railway
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| Council Bluffs | |
| Dubuque | |
| Iowa Falls | |
| Sioux City | |
| Waterloo | - IANR = Iowa Northern Railway
- UP = Union Pacific
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