Handsome locos sit idle while waiting to head west.

Sunset in South Amana Iowa - The Iowa Interstate Evening Eastbound, from Council Bluffs Iowa to South Amana rolls through South Amana Farmland at sunset

Iowa Interstate Eastbound mixed freight led 3 units.508 leads East across farmland in South Amana Iowa, with the sun setting very quickly in the background

IAIS BICB works through the Quad Cities as it gets through the "street running" portion of Davenport. Here the old Rock used to run in between two streets. IAIS 508 passes by the old hou... (more)

The westbound passes through downtown Davenport. Note the Wrigley Field marquee painted on the retaining wall below.

IAIS 508 leads the daily Silvis to Blue Island train through New Lenox on beautiful Easter Sunday morning.

A pair of Iowa GEVOs lead a eastbound extra out of Joliet.

The "East Train" passes two "new" Iowa Northern (ex-Santa Fe) slugs delivered earlier by the Canadian Pacific to the Iowa Interstate at Rock Island yard. The CP brought the sl... (more)

This train has pulled up at the west end of the yard for a crew change. I was a big thrill to see this interesting operation again. After seeing such good stuff just passing thru an Iowa trip is... (more)

Two Iowa Interstate ES44AC's including the Rock Island Heritage unit sit shut down at the IAIS engine facility in Council Bluffs. Flash lighting courtesy of Phil Banks and his artificial Sun.

IAIS 508 is leading an Annawan, IL to Blue Island ethanol train on the mainline at Bureau. The crew is getting ready to pull east to place IAIS 509 on the rear to run as DPU while IAIS 710 with t... (more)

The CBBI runs down the center of 5th street on a summer morning.

Three GEVO's and a GP38-2 have charge of the CRSA turn as it approaches East Amana.

Mother Nature has provided a frosty landscape for the crew of 508 as well as rail fans on this day, two days after Christmas 2010.

A pair of GEVO's bring the eastbound across Clear Creek.