IAIS 157 rolls east through New Lenox, headed for Blue Island.
Iowa 157 east sits tight, a couple miles west of the Rockdale Yard. A new crew would arrive a couple hours later.
The 157 is notched out as eastbound ethanol continues its way towards Blue Island, seen here in Joliet, paralleling US Route 30.
After a crew change, the Iowa 157 is on the move, eastbound through Rockdale, bound for Blue Island.
IAIS 157 waits for the 09:24 Metra to leave town, before proceeding east.
The eastbound ethanol is about to pass under Marley Road, in New Lenox.
An extra ethanol from Rock Island, heads east through Rockdale. It would follow the 09:24 Metra out of Joliet.
On a sunny, Saturday morning, this eastbound, extra ethanol holds in the Rockdale Yard. Iowa 157 and 501 have the honors.
The westbound Blue Island - Council Bluffs road freight prepares to depart in the twilight hour.
SD38-2 157 and GP38-2 get Sunday afternoon off waiting for their next assignment.
The engineer of IAIS 157 handles his locomotives with care as they negotiate switches at the east end of Rock Island Yard.
IAIS 157 East crosses the Mississippi River via the Government Bridge from Davenport, Iowa to Rock Island, Illinois; trains on top, autos on the bottom.
As 157 East's engineer prepares to back up in a switch move, a prominent sign showing IAIS's injury record stands at the entrance to the yard.
