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Tue Nov 13 12:33:12 CST 2007

IOWA NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY

**NEWS RELEASE**

Tuesday, November 13, 2007                     Contact:           Joshua D. Sabin
                                                                                                   (319) 297-6000 (Extension 2)
                                                                                                   (319) 325-2320 (Mobile)
www.iowanorthern.com

PASSENGER RAIL IN NORTH IOWA
MANLY JUNCTION RAILROAD MUSEUM AND IOWA NORTHERN RAILWAY TO OPERATE THE HOLIDAY HAWKEYE EXPRESS DECEMBER 1 
Highest Fundraiser Donors Will Ride Locomotive 

            (Manly) –The Manly Junction Railroad Museum and the Iowa Northern Railway Company announce plans to run the Holiday Hawkeye Express for two round trips between Manly and Rock Falls on Saturday, December 1, 2007.

The Iowa Northern’s double-decker, six car, black and gold Hawkeye Express, primarily used between Iowa City and Coralville to move fans between Kinnick Stadium and satellite parking lots during Hawkeye Football home games, will be used to offer children, both young and old, an opportunity to experience a passenger train ride - with a little holiday flavor.  “The trips are an effort to raise funds and awareness for the planned Manly Junction Railroad Museum,” said Manly native Dan Sabin, President of the Manly Junction Railroad Museum, Hawkeye Express Company, and the Iowa Northern Railway Company.  “We’re excited to see a passenger train operate again in Manly which used to see over twenty trains each day.  Plus, I can’t think of something more enjoyable than a train ride around the holidays.”  The train features a locomotive painted in traditional Rock Island passenger colors as a tribute to the deep heritage of Iowa Northern Railway and
 the Town of Manly.

The museum is also looking for additional individual donation bids, in addition to ticket donations, with the two highest bid donors being awarded two spots each on the locomotive on one of the two trips for an experience from the best seats on the train.

The train will depart downtown Manly, near the intersection of Todd Avenue and Spring Street, at 
1:00 PM and 4:00 PM.  Passengers will not detrain in Rock Falls and the total round trip will run approximately 1 hour 15 minutes.

Tickets are available at the Manly City Hall at 106 South Broadway Street, at the Manly Pronto Market at 204 East South Street, and at the Iowa Northern Railway office in Greene at 122 North Second Street.  Tickets can also be received via U.S. Mail by sending payment payable to the Manly Junction Railway Museum in a self-addressed stamped envelop to Holiday Hawkeye Express c/o Iowa Northern Railway, 305 Second Street, Southeast, Suite 400, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401.  Please include phone number and desired trip time.  Tickets will be issued on a first-come, first serve basis.  The Manly Junction Railroad Museum requests a $12 donation for adults and a $6 donation for children under 12.  Each trip will accommodate approximately 1,000 people.

Passengers will enjoy complimentary hot chocolate and holiday treats at the Manly “Whistle Stop” Senior Center just down the street prior to departure.  Additionally, holiday music will be provided by the Central Springs High School Band and Choir.  Santa himself is also scheduled to ride the train and visit with children along the way. 

The Holiday Hawkeye Express is excursion equipment not intended for regular scheduled passenger service and is not ADA compliant.   The train provides comfortable short trip accommodations with soft bench seating, heating and air conditioning, interior lighting and limited restroom facilities.

Those seeking more information, or to make a locomotive ride donation bid, please contact Kathy Bannister at (515) 208-7585.

About the Manly Junction Railroad Museum: 

The recently formed Manly Junction Railroad Museum, currently based in Cedar Rapids, is a non-profit corporation intending to locate a railroad museum in or near the Town of Manly.  The museum will be designed to feature equipment, archives, photography, and artifacts of railroads, both past and present, serving the Midwest.  The museum will also offer facilities available to community and civic groups.

About the Iowa Northern Railway Company:

With major terminal points of Cedar Rapids, Waterloo/Cedar Falls, Oelwein, and Manly, the family-owned Iowa Northern Railway Company is an ag-based, full service railroad serving North Central and Northeastern Iowa.

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Joshua D. Sabin, Director of Administration
Iowa Northern Railway Company
Paramount Theatre Building
305 Second Street Southeast, Suite 400
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
319-297-6000
319-297-6005 (Fax)
319-325-2320 (Cell)

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