The Railroading Heritage of Midwest America organization operated two days of excursions with restored DDA40X "Centennial" locomotive #6936, with Iowa Interstate providing ES44AC #513 fo... (more)

The Railroading Heritage of Midwest America organization operated two days of excursions with restored DDA40X "Centennial" locomotive #6936, with Iowa Interstate providing ES44AC #513 fo... (more)

UP DDA40X #6936 and IAIS Rock Island heritage unit #513 lead "The Quad Cities Rocket” is seen turning their train at South Amana, IA. for the trip back east to Silvis, IL. This was a fundra... (more)

The Cedar Rapids to Silvis freight is pulling around the east leg of the wye at Yocum Connection. This job came out of Cedar Rapids with traffic from the CIC railroad, which is mainly made up of c... (more)

After sunset in South Amana Iowa - The Iowa Interstate SA yard at the East End

Sunset in South Amana Iowa - The Iowa Interstate Evening Eastbound, from Council Bluffs Iowa to South Amana rolls through South Amana Farmland at sunset

Iowa Interstate Eastbound mixed freight led 3 units.508 leads East across farmland in South Amana Iowa, with the sun setting very quickly in the background

The westbound Blue Island - Council Bluffs road freight arrives South Amana as is passes the wye connection for the Cedar Rapids Sub.

IAIS 6988 arrives at Oxford, IA. In a short time, passengers will board the train and the first ride of the day will head for Coralville.

IAIS 700 arrives back at the South Amana yard with the 6988 and train.

A westbound IAIS road freight departs the yard at South Amana in the early afternoon.

A pair of Iowa Interstate GEVO's roll across a dry creek on the east side of the yard in South Amana, Iowa. The crew of CBBI has pulled out on the main and will then shove back into a yard track b... (more)

It's 6:17 AM, August 22, 2021. The steam crew has finished their early morning inspection/maintenance and proceed to connect 6988 to the passenger cars. In a few minutes, they'll grab a warrant an... (more)

The IAIS took delivery of 3 new ES44AC's from GE, #517-519. These new units pushed the SD38's the IAIS had left on their roster into storage. The 150's were slowly stored at the end of February 20... (more)

IAIS 500 and friends sit at the South Amana shops awaiting maintenance.