Iowa Interstate runs on ex-Rock Island rails and there are still many reminders of the past 30 years after the Rock Island shut down. The Rock Island heritage unit passes over one such reminder s... (more)
After a long delay from a natural gas leak in Oxford, IA that had the RR shut down for a few hours the BICB get under way with a new crew with the IAIS #513 Rock Island heritage unit leading.
This is IAIS's daily Blue Island, IL to Council Bluffs, IA freight. Seen here passing, a beautifully restored ex Rock Island passenger depot, around 10pm.