Iowa Northwestern Rwy: dead line?

[jringreatwhitenorth]

Does anyone know if the Iowa Northwestern Railway is still in operation, or has it been completely abandoned?

[AARR]

I don't know if this is the entire line or not https://www.federalregister.gov/article ... ounties-ia

Here's a later notice
Surface Transportation Board

[STB Docket No. AB-1067 (Sub-No. 2X)]

General Railway Corporation d/b/a Iowa Northwestern Railroad--
Abandonment in Osceola and Dickinson Counties, IA

General Railway Corporation d/b/a Iowa Northwestern Railroad (IANW)
has filed a notice to abandon an approximately 36.9-mile line of railroad
extending between milepost 215.4, west of Mackenzie Junction, and
milepost 252.3, west of Braaksma, in Dickinson and Osceola Counties,
The line traverses United States Postal Service Zip Codes 51249,
51345, 51347, 51354, 51360 and 51363.
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IANW's notice was filed on September 5, 2008. On September
18, 2008, IANW supplemented its filing by clarifying its
certification requirement under 49 CFR 1152.50(b).
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IANW has certified that: (1) No local traffic has moved over the
line for at least 2 years; (2) there is no overhead traffic on the
line; (3) no formal complaint filed by a user of rail service on the
line (or by a state or local government entity acting on behalf of such
user) regarding cessation of service over the line either is pending
with the Board or with any U.S. District Court or has been decided in
favor of complainant within the 2-year period; and (4) the requirements
at 49 CFR 1105.7 (environmental report), 49 CFR 1105.8 (historic
report), 49 CFR 1105.11 (transmittal letter), 49 CFR 1105.12 (newspaper
publication), and 49 CFR 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental
agencies) have been met.
Provided no formal expression of intent to file an offer of
financial assistance (OFA) has been received, this exemption will be
effective on October 25, 2008, unless stayed pending reconsideration.

[SW]

It does not appear on these 2 maps of Iowa railroads from 2013:
http://www.iowadot.gov/iowarail/railroa ... asemap.pdf
http://www.iowadot.gov/iowarail/railroa ... ghways.pdf