GEVO 500 blasts through a snow drift.

The West Train departs the Quad Cities through downtown Davenport along 5th Street.

Iowa 500 leads a late CBBI east through Rockdale.

The westbound waits under the lights for a new crew.

GEVO 500 waits at the west end of the South Amana Yard for a new crew to take it west.

A pair of GEVO's block a train at the west end of the South Amana Yard.

A assortment of Iowa Interstate power leads the morning train into Iowa City.

IAIS 500 leads the westbound BICB at Moscow.

Iowa Interstate's daily Blue Island to Council Bluff's Westbound manifest train is led by class engine #500 as it heads toward Iowa City.

An eastbound Iowa Interstate detour move charges the hill near Orion on the Barstow sub, destination Galesburg and then the Peoria sub to IAIS rails in Peoria proper.

Due to a derailment at Tiskilwa the previous morning, the IAIS detoured an eastbound train from Colona to Peoria via Galesburg and the BNSF. The detour is seen holding the siding at Warner for 2 ... (more)

While the crew relaxes in their air conditioned cab, a Iowa Interstate mechanic braves the mid morning heat to make repairs to the conductors windshield wipers before the train can head east.

A westbound IAIS freight hustles through Homestead for a meet with the IAIS QJ passenger special at Yokum Junction.

Pacing the westbound at MP277 led by 500 and GP38-2 707.

A few hints of winter remain in the ditches along the right of way as GEVO 500 leads the westbound past MP277.