Year 2011 Programs
‘Iowans in the Civil War’ battles, by David Grill of Clear Lake.
‘A Century of Caring’- over 100 years of Film shared by Deb Haugen and Joel Rasmussen of the IOOF Home.
Barb Hanes Roberts from Clear Lake, lA - shared with us about "When the Women Came to Des Moines."
She spoke of Iowa native Nettie Sanford Chapin, who promoted the idea of a female presidential candidate.
Irish Heritage by Mr. Aiden Kelly from Forest City IA. Mr. Kelly was originally from Wexford - southeast part of Ireland. Irish Heritage by Mr. Aiden Kelly from Forest City IA. Mr. Kelly was originally from Wexford - southeast part of Ireland.
July's program was presented at the Kinney Pioneer Museum. Dennis Bryant and Wayne Rathman demonstrated one of the early lost arts of broom making.
The February 5, 2011 meeting of North Central Iowa Genealogy Society was held in the Mason City Room of the Public Library and was very well attended.
Daniel
R. Sabin is Owner and President of the Iowa
Northern Railway Company based in Cedar Rapids.
The Iowa Northern is a 163-mile shortline
railroad which runs diagonally from north to
south from Manly to Cedar Rapids, all within the
State of Iowa. Dan bought the struggling line,
in 1994 from on-line elevators, which is made up
of remnants from the former Chicago, Rock
Island, and Pacific Railway Company, and was
established as a short line in 1984. At that
time, the railroad handled 12,000 revenue cars
and the average track speed was less than 10
mph. In 2006, traffic surged to 40,000 revenue
cars and the average track speed is now 30 mph.
Since Dan's purchase of the line, the railroad
has invested over $1.3 million per year in
bringing up the line to a state of good repair
while increasing reliability and customer
service. Plans are underway to spend an
additional $55 million over the next five years
in capital and capacity improvements.
Additionally, Dan has managed the partnership
and location of two ethanol plants on the line,
as well as other various industries and economic
development initiatives. In October 2006, the
Iowa Northern and the Keiwiet Group Companies
broke ground on
Manly Terminal, LLC;
a joint venture - first of its kind ethanol and
biofuels storage and trading facility in Manly,
Iowa.
Prior to the Iowa Northern, Dan was Co-Founder,
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of
Iron Road Railways based in Alexandria, VA which
owned and operated various shortline operations
including the former Bangor and Aroostook
System. Dan also has experience as Co-Founder
and President of his own transportation
consulting firm, as well as from his days with
CSX Transportation, Canadian Pacific Railway and
the Rock Island.
Sabin is also owner and operator of the Hawkeye
Express, under contract to furnish shuttle train
service to Iowa Hawkeye home football games.
