A late running CBBI sits crewless in the Rockdale Yard.

GEVO 510 slows to take the siding at Walcott.

#510 heads up a CBBI train passing the former R.I. depot at West Liberty. The train will take the siding at Walcott for two westbounds before changing out in Rock Island.

CBBI holds the siding to let BICB go by.

The East train comes off the Arsenal Bridge, having just set out the DME interchange at the junction in Davenport.

With a new 4 inches of snow and near blizzard winds the day and night before, Iowa Interstate GEVO 510 explodes through a five foot drift west of Marengo, Iowa on a zero degree, but sunny day.

IAIS 510 squares off with IAIS 502 at Rock Island. The 502 will be added to the rear of CBBI, which is being led by the 510.

Two firsts for one of my train photos--a IAIS DPU unit and a Porche!

In a place where I fondly remember 5-8 IAIS Paducah rebuilds passing me in run 8 throttling out of Joliet, Sept. 2008 brings me a pair of DPU Gevo's in run 8 grinding out of Joliet... Quite the ey... (more)

The Iowa Interstate's Gevo's make their maiden run to Blue Island on an ethanol train bound for the CSXT. The train is operating with a DPU, 510 in the lead, and 502 trailing on the rear. Who knew... (more)

IAIS GEVO's bring the first set of new Iowa power into the Chicagoland area past the old elevator at Minooka. in true DPU fashion, there was 1 up front and 1 on the rear. Pretty big-time for a sma... (more)

IAIS GEVO's bring the first set of new Iowa power into the Chicagoland area, making an almost perfect over-under with the EJ&E's Illinois River Line in the background Funny there's already a burnt... (more)

A nose view of IAIS #510 that has just been set out by IC&E's #910 assignment. The Iowa Interstate's RISW local will soon show up to take the unit to Rock Island yard.