Taking on the appearance of Chicagoland, thanks to the presence of a pair of former Elgin Joliet & Eastern SD38-2s, is Council Bluffs, Iowa. The two diesels are now owned by Canadian National, bu... (more)

Iowa Interstate GP38-2 717 passes the old Rock Island depot (and Milepost 1) in Council Bluff, Iowa, on September 21, 2010. This engine rolled out of EMD's factory as Penn Central 8019, later bec... (more)

Union Pacific ES44AC 7400 sits in the yard in Council Bluffs, wrapped in a tarp awaiting the official unveiling of the UP's newest specially painted diesel – for the Susan G. Komen for the CureÂ... (more)

KCS "Southern Belle" hoppers make up this grain train on the BNSF at Council Bluffs Iowa with the city of Omaha Nebraska off in the distance.

IAIS 719, IAIS 151, and IAIS 715 strike a unique pose at the Iowa Interstate's Council Bluffs shop tracks.

Iowa Railroad Company power laying over in the old Rock Island yard at Council Bluffs in May '85.

Blue-flagged and sitting in front of the former Rocket Shed, Iowa Interstate 601 slumbers mated to IAIS 650.

Former Colorado & Eastern GP7 1557 in the old Rock Island yard at Council Bluffs, IA in 1985.

Iowa Railroad Company power laying over in the old Rock Island yard at Council Bluffs, May '85.

CNW GP50 #5067 leads a mixed freight out of Council Bluffs, IA in May of '85.

Engineer Jobe watches as Conductor Frazier gets off at track 6 switch as they put the Ski Train to 6 track and out of the way. The Ski Train will need to send a car over to the UP passenger shop n... (more)

The Ski Train sits in the yard at Council Bluffs waiting for some decisions to be made. The train was found to have a bad baring and needs to be changed. Now the process of how and who will come t... (more)

On May 4th, 1980, The Rock Island ran their last train out of Council Bluffs, Iowa. This train was powered by RI 4355, RI 4352 and RI 4513. It consisted of all RI-owned equipment out of CB in tow ... (more)

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