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)

The westbound Blue Island to Council bluffs freight train rolls thru Malcom on the Newton Sub. The 73 car train is working west towards Newton from South Amana.

IAIS Freight Train BICB heads westbound through Malcom, IA. in the last few minutes of sunlight.

IAIS Freight Train BICB gets ready to work a grain mill at Malcom, IA. before proceeding west.

IAIS Freight Train BICB heads westbound into Victor, IA.

IAIS Freight Train BICB heads westbound through Marengo, IA.

IAIS 504 leads train BICB through the small town of Marengo, IA

IAIS 504 leads train BICB through the small town of Malcom, IA in the late evening.

IAIS Freight Train BICB heads westbound through Malcom, IA.

Windmills and rolling hills provide a beautiful backdrop for this afternoons Iowa Interstate westbound BICB seen here passing through Malcom, IA.

Iowa Interstate BICB with the Rock Island heritage locomotive leading rockets through Downtown Marseilles as it passes the old Rock Island depot.

Iowa Interstate train BICB bound for Council Bluffs crawls through Downtown Joliet across Bridge 407 with the Rock Island heritage locomotive, IAIS 513 leading. This historic lift bridge over the ... (more)

Iowa Interstate train BICB (Blue Island to Council Bluffs) cruises west between Hancock and McClelland, Iowa, as seen from 330th Street overpass at York Center on April 12, 2016. Leading the train... (more)

Pounding the old GM&O and ATSF main’s on the former Rock Island, IAIS BICB heads west past the historic UD Interlocking Tower at Joliet Union Station. IAIS 513, Iowa Interstate’s Rock Island h... (more)

A pair of Iowa Interstate ES44AC's lead a unit ethanol train running as BICB as it takes the siding in Brooklyn, Iowa and heads west, meeting the eastbound CBBI freight that's holding on the main.... (more)