Iowa Interstate ES44AC 513, the Rock Island heritage unit, passes the 1912-built Joliet Union Station, crossing the BNSF, CN and UP diamonds and running down the old Rock Island main.

Taking to Metra rails, the extra ethanol heads east, climbing the grade out of Joliet.

The 513 and 720 are in run 8, as they haul their heavy ethanol train through Minooka.

The Rock Island heritage unit slows to a stop, in Rockdale. In the process, it passes a set of Rock Island searchlights, that still stand, albeit being inactive for quite some time.

Iowa Interstate 513, the Rock Island heritage unit, passes under US Route 47, in Morris, as it heads for Blue Island, with extra ethanol from the Quad Cities.

The classic 513 lifts an eastbound ethanol train up Mokena hill through scenic Pilcher Park.

With fall foliage and historic Kinnick Stadium in the background, 513 leads a line of power waiting in the yard.

Heritage GEVO 513 rolls into the Iowa City yard with the morning turn in tow.

IAIS 513 leads the CR Turn past the old Rock Island depot in Iowa City.

Iowa Interstate 513 and 2 more gevos sit at First Avenue after the crew left because it has to wait for the westbound to clear up since it hit a vehicle in Davenport, and will be delayed for some ... (more)

With a short run on the main they will soon be in Iowa City on the great fall weather day.

The IAIS 513 is passing the INAR 678 the only 2 RI painted and owned by two different lines running on the same line thats ex RI for now, With the Iowa Northern getting 2 RI E's who knows what may... (more)

Pulling the hill on to the IAIS main line Sub 3 coming off the CRandIC Sub 3 and then on to Iowa City.

The eastbound turn comes into Coralville, passing the Hawkeye Express football train tucked away in the siding at Vernon. The Express will be fired up later this afternoon to hustle Iowa fans to K... (more)

The morning September sun illuminates the noses of two generations of Rock Island heritage locomotives. On the left, IANR's F40 powering the Hawkeye Express, on the right, Iowa Interstate's GEVO 5... (more)