Crew get their Paperwork at Bureau

PESI rounding the bend at Bureau with a former Contrail GP40-2 leading a SD38-2 and GP38-2. A week later, a bulletin was apparently sent out stating that the NS geeps are not to lead to and from ... (more)

Iowa 6988 makes a stop at Bureau before heading down the Peoria Sub to Chillicothe.

IAIS QJ 6988 sits in front of the Bureau depot at the end of the day of excursions. A huge thanks goes out to the IAIS steam team for going above and beyond accommodating for the many fans present... (more)

BICB(Blue Island to Council Bluffs) led by 513 with 516 trailing crosses Nebraska Street in Bureau Junction. This is the junction of the E-W main with the branch to Peoria, IL.

The Chicago Railroad Superindendants Association (CRSA) ran their annual excursion using Iowa Pacific equipment, shown departing Bureau Junction, Illinois on the return trip to Chicago. Steve Sm... (more)

Iowa Pacific's E8s head east past the former Rock Island depot in Bureau with the CRSA special

Iowa Pacific's E8s hold in Bureau waiting to head east towards Chicago.

Iowa Interstate 516 waits for the conductor to line the switch to take siding in Bureau Junction, in a chase courtesy Erik Rasmussen, secretary treasurer of the Quad City Mafia. Steve Smedley pho... (more)

The Peoria Rocket pauses at the depot in Bureau. Bureau is the junction of the Peoria Branch with the mainline to Silvis.

GP-38AC 626 leads M-420 800and a GP-10 403 through Bureau Junction on a crisp December morning. The east train was pretty dependable at this time early in the AM. There is a nice park where you ... (more)

IAIS 508 is leading an Annawan, IL to Blue Island ethanol train on the mainline at Bureau. The crew is getting ready to pull east to place IAIS 509 on the rear to run as DPU while IAIS 710 with t... (more)

After making a flag stop at Bureau, the Quad City Rocket departs Bureau and continues its journey to LaSalle Street Station in Chicago.

703 East switches out a cut of cars on the west leg of the wye at Bureau.

The Rocket works the Transfer siding east of the depot in Bureau. The first car, ex-Rock Island, is right at home on ex-Rock Island trackage.