South of Putnam SIPE moves along at a good clip as the chase continued along Hwy 29.

Iowa Interstates SIPE passes the elevator at Putnam, IL on its way to Peoria.

IAIS 516 leads the SIPE near Sparland.

With Peoria district trains now scheduled, the first sunday run crawls by the restored Rock Island depot in downtown Chillicothe with 21 cars for Peoria.

IAIS 516 leads the Silvis to Peoria SB freight near Mossville, IL.

After a long awaited reactivation, Iowa Interstates SD38-2 locomotives are out once more after being thrown in storage due to surging gas prices. As of this date, only 152 & 153 are active, and bo... (more)

The duo of Iowa Interstate SD38s leading a Peoria bound manifest past the restored RI depot in Chillicothe.

SIPE notching up as they clear the town of Putnam on the Peoria Sub.

IAIS 153 & 152 leading their train of roughly 60 cars down the Peoria Sub through the fresh snow from Winter Storm Landon. This was the first train that occurred after all the snow fell.

On the final stretch of SIPEs journey, the two GPs & a GEVO can be seen here crawling along the city’s riverfront commercial area.

On a scorching hot summer morning, IAIS’s SIPE grain train screams into Putnam, IL with two GPs & a semi-broken GEVO for power.