The Nitrin Local picks a few SD's at the National Railway Equipment shops at Silvis,IL..
The Nitrin Job heads out of Port Byron right along the Mississippi River bank on its way back to Nahant.
The Nitrin Job passes the old Warsaw Rock Island and Galena Railroad in Port Byron.
The Nitrin Job heads south through downtown Port Byron.
The Nitrin Job heads south through Cordova.
A typical 1950s scene is carried out every Monday-Saturday on the Canadian Pacific. But this scene will soon come to an end as CP is planning on retiring these classic geeps.
Iowa Chicago and Eastern 114 first rolled off the floor as WC 2409 intended to put the final nail in the coffin for the SOO's steamers. After many owners and a paint scheme change we see where the... (more)
CP's Nitrin local is eastbound on the eastend of the IAIS Rock Island Yard on the BNSF Industrial. The local with the oldest locomotives on the CP will continue on to East Moline on the BNSF then ... (more)
Celebrating its 57th birthday and still in everyday service, for a Class 1 no less, ICE 114 takes a ride on the Rock (IAIS) to get back home to Nahant.
Celebrating its 57th birthday and still in everyday service, for a Class 1 no less, ICE 114 begins a slow trip back to the Quad Cities.
IC&E 114 pulls out of Nahant, after bringing a train into the yard. It sure is nice to see a GP9 still running the rails.
Colorful times at the Nahant engine facility!
The Nitrin local passing downtown Port Byron,IL. southbound for East Moline on what once was the Milwaukee Road's Kansas City mainline.