Idling on the rear end of the Walcott lunch train, IAIS 701 waits for a day of scenic excursions during Train Festival 2011 in Rock Island.

In the final light of the evening, an IAIS GP38-2 idles in BNSF's Lower Yard at Train Festival 2011. The single geep will assemble part of the Walcott train which will operate the following mornin... (more)

Welcome to Rock Island, NKP 765! After traveling over the IAIS all day, NKP 765 has arrived at Train Festival 2011, leading a short passenger train.

In the evening light, an Iowa Interstate Rock Island yard job idles at 44th Street, waiting for permission into the yard ahead of NKP 765 westbound.

Sleek, shiny and just plain beautiful. IRM's Nebraska Zephyr poses for pictures in Rock Island.

Two of the prettiest noses... A quick night shot from the photo shoot that wasn't, storms rolled through and cancelled the evening.

Amtrak's retro phase one painted GE P42DC idles on the point of the "Rock Island Express", a private varnish train headed for Chicago on July 25th. In the distance, IAIS 701 can be seen idling on ... (more)

A track worker clears ice and snow from switches in a vicious -40 degree wind chill.

NKp 765 gets some attention from a crew member at Trainfest 2011.

On display at Train Festival 2011, the Nebraska Zephyr shines in all her glory in the early morning light at Rock Island.

In the morning light, a BNSF yard job idles at the east end of the Lower Yard. In 24 hours, this location will be packed full of first generation diesel and steam locomotives for the 2011 Train Fe... (more)

Idling on the eat end of the IAIS Rock Island Yard, a pair of IAIS geeps await their next assignment.

It's the first night of Train Festival 2011 in the Quad Cities as a pair of Amtrak heritage locomotives idle on a private varnish train from Chicago. Thunderstorms developed quickly this evening a... (more)

The gang's all here! Two Iowa Interstate QJs and NKP 765 bask in the late afternoon sun in Rock Island after their arrival in town for Train Festival 2011.

This old wooden caboose was spotted sitting on the roundhouse tracks. A person would be hard pressed to find any remnant of this ex-Q property, which was directly behind (north of) the Rock Islan... (more)