Looking sharp as they do some work in Rock Island.
The conductor checks the switch points after aligning the switch for the RISW. The conductor and brakeman will drive back into the yard to do more work.
Several IAIS GP38-2s sit under the sand tower waiting for their next assignment.
Several IAIS GP38-2s sit under the sand tower waiting for their next assignment while two other GP38-2s are fired up to start switching the yard.
The "Rocket" heads for Peoria with 31 cars. The max tons for one GP38-2 up Putnam's hill is 3100 tons and this day they maxed out with 3106, making it up the hill at a crawl.
Iowa Interstate's Blue Island switch job shuffles cars to prepare a consist for the IHB.
IAIS 709 pulls a cut of ICE interchange cars across the river, destined for the old CRIP Missouri Division Junction.
