IAIS local is coming off the Buzzi Unichem interchange at La Salle. The IAIS former Rock Island main is to the right. The Buzzi line is short segment of the IC Gruber Line with a bridge over the... (more)

IAIS 710 negotiates the Milan Branch.

IAIS 710 leads the Milan Job out of the Lower Yard at Rock Island.

SIBI heads east out of Joliet with a GP38-2 in charge. The classic EMD was making quite the racket as it made its climb out of the Joliet River Valley.

The "Bureau Rocket" makes a run from Silvis to Bureau during an afternoon snowstorm at the tail end of the several cold temps brought to the Midwest by the polar vortex.

Iowa Interstate light power heads through Peoria's riverfront district to pickup an empty potash train to head back to Saskatchewan via a connection with Canadian Pacific.

The Silvis to Peoria manifest departs Silvis Yard while the daily Council Bluffs to Chicago manifest waits to be switched.

IAIS GP38-2 710 leads the Rock Island heritage ES44AC 513 on a Silvis to Peoria manifest.

Iowa Interstate's Rock Island Switcher returns to the yard after working the Milan Branch in the early morning hours, passing the Del's Metals scrap yard. The white cones are retired windmill blad... (more)

Iowa Interstate's Rock Island Switcher works the Milan Branch, passing the Case Runaround and Rock Island River Terminal spur.

The IAIS borrowed WSOR theater car "Stone Gardner" to operate a special for the ASLRRA from South Amana to Silvis, passing the former Rock Island depot at Atalissa.

In the age of "big" GE and EMD power the old reliable GP's and SD's still pull their weight.

Comparing railroad heralds, old and new.......

After a minor derailment at the west switch on New Years Eve caused damage to the leading axle on 507 (trailing unit) the old EMD 710 was called into service to drag the two damaged GEVO's back to... (more)