Spring thaw means Mississippi River flooding in downtown Davenport. The CP will run trains through the floodwaters for as long as they can, until the River gets too high. Another engine was on the... (more)

Due to high water from the flooding Mississippi River, the Canadian Pacific decided not to detour but instead push/pull trains through the high water. Although the water here is over the rail, it... (more)

Several ex-BN E8 cabs and an ex-GMO EMD cab sit on the ground under the overhead crane at the old Silvis Shops, operated by NRE. Scanned from a 35mm print negative.

The east deadlines at NRE are still quite colorful despite the recent purge in equipment. In the foreground is an ex-IC Paducah rebuilt SD20, originally Southern SD24 6331.

Former Metra EMD E8 521 (ex-CNW) is being scrapped by Lewis Brothers as NRE continues to purge the equipment at the Silvis facility prior to its closure this year. Former Metra E8 516 has been scr... (more)

While visiting NRE in Silvis to inspect Eldon, IA's GP7 purchase, we were allowed to tour the entire ex-Rock Island complex with an escort and proper PPE. There were several SOO GP38's in for reb... (more)

With build dates stamped as 12-31-2015, Crandic's newest slug set is finally in transit for delivery. CIC 208 (L4-1500XD-M) and CIC 308 (S4-143) are the 8th set built new by Relco for the Crandic... (more)

The last two CNW units on UP's roster sit in Belvidere waiting for their next train.

The former Rock Island Silvis Shops are alive and well today, now operated by NRE. Long lines of dead engines awaiting their fate rest on the only RI trackage left of the once mighty Silvis (Kell... (more)

The Illinois Railway Museum sent their former Santa Fe FP45 92 to NRE to be rebuilt to operating condition while other cosmetic restoration will be completed at the museum at a later date. The Io... (more)

The deadlines east of the shop at NRE are thinning, but there are still some need engines to see: Built as an SD45 as CNW 913, it was sold and rebuilt as an SD40M-2 as SP 8670. At the merger, UP p... (more)

The cab of PREX FP9 1752 is decorated for the Santa Special with garland across the windows and Christmas lights powered by battery. The crew was offering cab tours during each stop.

While touring NRE's Silvis facility with an escort and proper PPE, we were allowed to look inside the cab of former Metra E8 516. 516 was built as CNW 5029A and still has the CNW cab signal equip... (more)

With the Mississippi River slowly receding back to it's banks, the CP has resumed operations by "push/pulling" trains through the remaining high water. The conductor and student are rid... (more)

Sitting on a BNSF flatcar on the east side of the former Rock Island shop, the Eldon (IA) Depot Museum's re-incarnated Rock Island GP7 1275 received some last minute work to lower the exhaust stac... (more)