IAIS 513 leading SIBI East towards Blue Island as they duck under the former Wabash.

Solo IAIS 513 leading an eastbound train from Silvis towards Blue Island out of the river valley in Joliet.

IAIS 513 leading SIBI solo across Bridge 407 which crosses over the Des Plaines River in Joliet, Illinois. Lift Bridge, Bridge 407, was built back in 1932 to replace an older trestle bridge that w... (more)

IAIS 513 bringing SIBI under the former Joliet Junction and EJ&E bridge in Rockdale.

IAIS freight train from Silvis, Illinois, to Blue Island, making its way through Seneca in some of the very first sunrays of the day. Getting the Iowa out on the CSX in daylight is always a treat ... (more)

SIBI climbing out of New Lenox on an early Saturday morning across Metra trackage. The trailing GP38-2 put on a show climbing out of Joliet and New Lenox. It was a great sound & sight as they thre... (more)

IAIS 506 & 708 charging out of the river valley in Joliet as they head East with their train from Silvis for Blue Island. Even though the GP38 was trailing, it was a much-welcome sight as it put o... (more)

IAIS 506 & 708 pull SIBI into Rockdale as they creep through the yard passing by caboose C&O 903282. This about 50 year old caboose was painted in red C&O paint and was their “Make This Year a S... (more)

Unique Bridge. An IAIS manifest crosses the Government Bridge on its way to the Rock Island yard. The Government Bridge is unique in that the train crosses above the automobiles and trucks... (more)

In the early 2000s, the IAIS was one cool railroad. It was a far cry from what it has become today. Back then, geeps and Alcos moved traffic across Iowa and Illinois for this small-time operation.... (more)

An extra South Amana switcher had the chore yesterday of pulling coal empties from the CIC at Cedar Rapids. They used the 513 and went light to Cedar Rapids from South Amana to pull them in the la... (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)

Weighed down with a unit ethanol train and extra DDG cars, this Council Bluffs freight lumbers into Newton. The job passed the beautiful ex-Rock Island Depot. The train has 2 GEs in a 1x1 DP setup... (more)

Wanna Race? An IAIS manifest heads back toward the Rock Island Yard alongside 5th Street.

With the days work done spotting cars at Beisser Lumber, IAIS 703 rests peacefully under a starlit sky near the end of the line at Grimes IA.