The "East Train" passes two "new" Iowa Northern (ex-Santa Fe) slugs delivered earlier by the Canadian Pacific to the Iowa Interstate at Rock Island yard. The CP brought the sl... (more)
A plow extra heads west through Lima Center past the wig-wag and the M-of-W truck chasing the extra making sure crossings are clear. WSOX 9 is being shoved by WSOR 4006.
24 ex-Santa Fe SD75M's have been returned from lease to Bank of America and are headed to National Railway Equipment in Silvis, IL for storage pending disposition. BNSF 9139, BNSF 8840 and BNSF 9... (more)
A westbound Z train takes the old way through Santa Fe Jct rather than the new flyover.
UP's A-B-A set of E-9s head south over the Mackinaw River trestle a few miles south of South Pekin.
A barge struck BNSF's Mississippi River bridge in Burlington, IA the day before forcing Amtrak's California Zephyr to detour over the Union Pacific from Chicago to Omaha. #5 detoured only once ov... (more)
The Keokuk Junction FP9A's lead a borrowed Hawkeye Express bi-level and a Pioneer Lines caboose into Glasford with the annual Santa Train. The KJ offered train rides in the ex-CNW/Metra commuter ... (more)
IAIS QJ 7081 heads west along the street running in Davenport with 4 ex-Canadian commuter coaches and IAIS GP38-2 716 with the 1300 Walcott run.
EMD 9005 has BN 972551 in tow passing the block signal at Osborn, IL. The rotary is on its way to Albia, IA for repair and possible repaint.
The Rock Island Switcher works the sidings at Silvis with an SD38-2. In the background is National Railway Equipment's (NRE) Silvis facility, the former Rock Island shops.
The Keokuk Junction Railway Santa Train makes its way to its next stop of Breeds.
LPJ04 is the first train down the branch after a snowstorm dumped over a foot of snow in the area late last week.
The Troy Grove job blasts through a pile of snow that was pushed a little too close to the tracks.
A look inside Mid-America Car at the edge of the fence we see a freshly painted ex-ATSF GE, MAC's SW1 shop switcher, a KCS SW1500, ex-UP SD90MAC, and a KCS SD60.
The Nebraska Zephyr crosses the Mississippi River into Davenport on its return trip from Train Festival 2011 to the Illinois Railway Museum.