A former Santa Fe GP40X teams up with a former Burlington Northern extended cab GP50 on the Rock Island based local, known as "BN Rock" on the CP.

A pair of walkers take a break from the bikepath to acknowledge the passing of CP's northbound 475 on the S-curve between downtown Davenport and Bettendorf.

Former SP 320 now patched as UP 6361 leads BNSF oil train U-TIOMIJ0-60T over Canoe Creek at the east siding switch Hillsdale, IL. UP 6361 suffered an engine fire so the long hood was repainted ... (more)

Iowa Interstate's 30th Anniversary ES44AC 516 leads the westbound freight through Moline.

Respondek's Illinois Terminal inspired Illini Terminal SD40-2 2301 sits at America's Central Port in Granite City.

Keokuk Junction's ABA F-units lead a pair of ex-ATSF GP20s and about 40 cars of pipe over the BNSF Brookfield Sub at Bushnell. The pipe came off the Union Pacific in the Peoria area and is being ... (more)

Keokuk Junction's ABA F-units lead a pair of ex-ATSF GP20s and about 40 cars of pipe through Sciota. The pipe came off the Union Pacific in the Peoria area and is being staged in Keokuk.

Keokuk Junction's ABA F-units lead a pair of ex-ATSF GP20s and about 40 cars of pipe through New Philadelphia. The pipe came off the Union Pacific in the Peoria area and is being staged in Keokuk... (more)

National Railway Equipment in Silvis, IL completed the new Rock Island 1275 last week. Iowa Interstate's Rock Island heritage was at NRE for wheel work and the pair were put together for a few ph... (more)

Iowa Interstate's Rock Island heritage "comes home" to the ex-Rock Island shop at Silvis, IL. What was once the running-repair building is now home to NRE's wheel truing lathe. The Iow... (more)

One of the few remaining "Bandits" won't be a bandit much longer. After spending the summer in NRE's deadline waiting for a turn through the shop for overhaul and repaint, the time has finally co... (more)

PRLX 8139, on lease to the BNSF, runs through leading a BNSF GE on a CP sand train through Davenport.

An eastbound stack train passes under the classic ATSF cantilever signal bridges guarding the crossovers at Verona.

Norfolk Southern's Wabash heritage came to the IAIS on a run-through coal train. While the coal is being unloaded, the NS power is utilized on other trains until returned on the empties. NS 1070... (more)

Iowa Interstate's CBBI works the east end of Silvis Yard with both specially painted ES44AC's in the consist. The tail end of BICB's train is seen blocking RP.net contributor Tom Farence's view o... (more)