Crewless, Westbound crew goes on duty at 17:00 hrs.
Viewer, meet IAIS 708, 708, meet viwer.
The new crew boards Iowa Interstate 703, as they prepare to depart with a Westbound BICB.
Iowa Interstate 703, Iowa Interstate 714, Iowa Interstate 713, Iowa Interstate 721, and Iowa Interstate 718 sit at Houbolt Road with a westbound BICB, waiting for a new crew.
IAIS 708 and 2 other GP38-2s, sit at Rockdale for a crew change.
B&O 904020 still in Chessie paint sits in Rockdale, this caboose is still used on the CSXT local.
IAIS 402 leads 602, 403, and LLPX 2039 in Chessie attire.
CSXT 1518 & 1514 in dark future paint sit with a Chessie caboose by the CSXT yard office.
Eastbound Iowa Interstate 801 and sister unit 800 are spliced by three Geeps all wearing the IAIS's colorful livery. Unfortunately, the big Alcos were short lived on the IAIS but it was nice to se... (more)
Daily train Council Bluffs-Blue Island stops at Rockdale to wait for clearance from Metra before proceeding to Blue Island.
CSXT 1518 along with 1514 idle infront of the Rockdale Yd. Office. Behind the 2 units is a rare bay window Chessie painted caboose numbered & lettered B&O 904020.
CBBI pulls to a stops at Rockdale to change crews, this makes for a great photo with the Rock Island signal bridge in the Background.