ATSF 537 and UP 6936 pose outside the historic Rock Island shop in Silvis during a night photo session during Silvis Railroad Days. This was the first ever night photo shoot at this historic Rock ... (more)

Union Pacific #6936 and Santa Fe #537 staged during a night photo session at Silvis, IL.

Waiting to Work. It looks as if the engineer is ready to get to work. Taken during a night shoot at the Railway Heritage of Midwest America.

The Railroading Heritage of Midwest America held its annual "Walk Amongst Giants" fundraiser on June 29, 2024. The fundraiser allows visitors to go inside the former Rock Island steam sh... (more)

The Railroading Heritage of Midwest America held its annual "Walk Amongst Giants" fundraiser on June 29, 2024. The fundraiser allows visitors to go inside the former Rock Island steam sh... (more)

The Railroading Heritage of Midwest America held its annual "Walk Amongst Giants" fundraiser on June 29, 2024. The fundraiser allows visitors to go inside the former Rock Island steam sh... (more)

The Railroading Heritage of Midwest America held its annual "Walk Amongst Giants" fundraiser on June 29, 2024. The fundraiser allows visitors to go inside the former Rock Island steam sh... (more)

The Railroading Heritage of Midwest America held its annual "Walk Amongst Giants" fundraiser on June 29, 2024. The fundraiser allows visitors to go inside the former Rock Island steam sh... (more)

UP 6936 leads a excursion train around the property in Silvis.

On a hot summer evening, BICB sits tied down at Silvis with a trusty SD38-2 and a GEVO while they wait for a crew to take it to Council Bluffs.

An old truck fills up as a variety of classic motive power spends its final days at NRE Silvis in the background. Recently NRE Silvis shut down, and most of the stuff in this photo was sent for sc... (more)

The scrapping process of old locomotives continues at the NRE shop in Silvis.

Various power sits in the deadlines of NRE in Silvis. A lot of what you see here will soon be scrapped due to the impending closure of this facility.

The deadlines at NRE keep shrinking as NRE continues to purge the equipment at the Silvis facility prior to its closure this year.

Former Metra EMD E8 521 (ex-CNW) is being scrapped by Lewis Brothers as NRE continues to purge the equipment at the Silvis facility prior to its closure this year. Former Metra E8 516 has been scr... (more)