A westbond stack train checks out the new crossovers installed near Grand Mound, Iowa.

The Conductor on ICE's KCSP train calls the Yardmaster at Nahant for landing instructions where the train will be re-worked, and kicked out of the yard later in the afternoon.

ICE's #918 train pulls a cut of cars from the IAIS interchange at Missouri Division Junction.

Chicago Central manifest train #50 pokes out of the tunnel at East Dubuque, Illinois.

Contractors assemble the driving rods, and perform other set up work on Chinese QJ 7081 at IAIS's Iowa City shops.

CIC job #22 crosses the Iowa River near the Old Capitol building in Iowa City.

A look inside IAIS' Iowa City shops has the 710 getting some attention before being sent out on the next assignment.

BICB passes the ex-RI Depot at Morris, Illinois.

BNSF's Northtown-Galesburg manifest powers up the hill eastbound at Ophiem, Illinois.

After a long wait at Minnoka, we get IAIS's BICB train with 713 leading the way. IAIS trains often are stabbed by work locals as they travel on CSX trackage rights between Joliet and Bureau, Illin... (more)

A trio of SD-40-2s hustle light towards the Nahant Roundhouse at Davenport. This set of power will be used on an "MNABR" manifest later this afternoon.

The BNSF Barstow Job passes John Deere Commons in downtown Moline, Illinois with a pair of 2000 series GP-38-2s in the "swoosh" scheme.

UP 1995 West passes Clarence Elevator with "MPRCB" on another hot Iowa afternoon.

CNW Heritage unit 1995 pops into a sucker hole at Malone, Iowa with the Proviso-Council Bluffs manifest.

ICE 6410 North heads up an "MKCSP" train west of Buffalo, Iowa.